Ant 6

Question 1

Sex tourism

Answer 1

Sex tourism is focused in the Carribbean and is undertaken mainly by women, who are growing more financially solvent and powerful as time goes on. Their presence in the carribbean contributes to the hyper-sexualization of black males in the carribbean, along the lines of the “big bamboo” misconception. The people of the islands, who play into it in order to direct tourism to their island, welcome the “big bamboo” misconception. Going on vacation and taking advantage of weak laws and regulations on sex with minors or prostitutes. Racist discourses enhance sexual fantasy with the other

Question 2

Dark Tourism

Answer 2

The brand of tourism that goes to various battlefields and disaster sites as a means of mourning and remembrance. There is a sense of exclusivity to this morning however, as people come together to mourn from everywhere, begging the question of whose memorial is it anyway? Who should/shouldn’t be allowed to greive there?

Question 3

Transplant tourism

Answer 3

People travel to buy/sell organs on the black market.

Question 4

What type of tourism is transplant tourism?

Answer 4

Medical

Question 5

How is anthropological notion of authenticity linked to global tourism?

Answer 5

Reinvention of the primitive/authentic self