Ethnography of Tourism

Naomi M. Leite is assistant professor of anthropology at SOAS, University of London.Quetzil E. Castañeda is senior lecturer of Latin American and Caribbean studies at Indiana University. Kathleen M. Adams is professor of anthropology at Loyola University Chicago.

• PART I: ORIENTATIONIntroduction. The Ethnography of Tourism: Encounter, Experience, Emergent Culture. Naomi M. Leite, Quetzil E. Castañeda, and Kathleen M. Adams PART II: POINTS OF DEPARTURE1. {Formation} Always in Process: Edward Bruner, American Anthropology, and the Study of Tourism. Nelson Graburn and Naomi M. Leite 2. {Genealogies} On the Emergence of Identity and Borderzones as Key Concepts.Kathleen M. Adams 3. {Influence} “So in Effect I Was Studying Myself”: Knowing (Our) Tourist Stories.Julia Harrison PART III: EXPLORATIONS: CONCEPTS AND DEBATES4. {Authenticity} “Whatever We Weave Is Authentic”: Coproducing Authenticity in Guatemalan Tourism Textile Markets. Walter E. Little 5. {The Borderzone} Living in and Reaching beyond the Touristic Borderzone: A View from Cuba. Valerio Simoni 6. {Constructivism} “I Can Feel Them Now, Even as I Write”: Hiking Yosemite Falls with the Emergent Subjects of Tourism. Sally Ann Ness PART IV: FURTHER A

The Ethnography of Tourismoffers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of half a century of pathbreaking contributions made by one of postmodern anthropology’s leading practitioner-theorists, Edward Bruner. . . . It is impossible to do critical anthropological work in tourism today without the foundation provided by Edward Bruner. His contributions have been and will continue to be long-lasting.The Ethnography of Tourism combines this brilliant subject with a group of excellent theoreticians and superb ethnographers who have meaningfully applied key Brunerian concepts in their field sites. The excellent historiographical and contextualizing analyses at the beginning of the volume, strong discussions of Bruner’s and other theoretical concepts in various of the chapters, and Di Giovine’s magisterial interview with Bruner at the end of the book give us an insightful and exceptionally useful volume that is ideal for the experienced scholar, the newcomer to the field, and for graduate students interested in the development of anthropology and of tourism studies in the post-modern era.