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Miriam Kahn
ANTH 362
Seattle Campus

Anthropology of Tourism

Anthropological approaches to tourism. Debates about cultural encounters and cultural change, authenticity, economic development, social inequalities, identity, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and cultural representation. Prerequisite: one 200-level ANTH course.

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ANTH 362 Anthropology of Tourism (5) I&S Kahn Anthropological approaches to tourism, an industry that constructs geographic and cultural spaces and human identities on a global scale. Debates about cultural encounters and cultural change, authenticity, economic dependency and social inequalities, gender and race, and cultural representations. Prerequisite: one 200-level ANTH course. Instructor Course Description: Miriam Kahn

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.
Last Update by Abraham T. Cherian
Date: 04/21/2005