dc.contributor.author | Temarantz, Ami | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-06T14:04:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-09-06T14:04:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-09-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14194 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis uses three case studies to analyze and contextualize the interface between Western conceptions of indigenous peoples and nature and community-based conservation and development schemes in the Amazon: Kapawi Ecolodge (Ecuador), Chalalán Ecolodge (Bolivia), and Posada Amazonas (Peru). It explores how three Amazonian communities represent their indigenous identity in the online marketing of their ecotourism lodges. As a methodological tool, this research identifies four characteristics of the Ecologically Noble Savage stereotype: the spatial, the spiritual, the temporal, and the cultural. Current ethnographic literature describing these communities is used to analyze these self-representations. This thesis examines these representations within larger academic discussions on authenticity, power and control, and the long-term viability of ecotourism as a community-based development model. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Ecotourism, indigenous peoples, Amazon, tourism, community-based development | en_US |
dc.title | "Take a Picture with a Real Indian": (Self-) Representation, Ecotourism, and Indigeneity in Amazonia | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2011-08-11 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of International Development Studies | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Kregg Hetherington | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Owen Willis | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Marian Binkley | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | John Cameron | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Marian Binkley; John Cameron | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |