Tourism, Philanthropy and School Tours in Zimbabwe

Problematising “Win-Win” Discourses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvKathleen Smithers,Kathleen (Charles Sturt University) Smithers

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This book explores the phenomena of school tours and tourism. It explores tensions of authenticity and artificiality in the school site being both a place of community learning and a spectacle for tourism consumption.Through the example of a school in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, the book examines the act of a school tour, whose main aim is to providing fund for the school. It offers a unique interdisciplinary lens that examines both the school as a tourism destination and as a site of learning. By drawing on these two fields, the book provides insights into the tensions inherent in a school that is also a tourism destination. This book will demonstrate to readers the tensions present in tourism partnerships with schools that include some source of philanthropic funding and unpack the complexities of tourism that draws on stereotypical cultural images. It explores these tensions through the lens of school leaders, students, teachers, and tourism personnel.The book provides a major and unique contribution to the field of tourism studies and education. It will be of interest to students and researchers interested in tourism studies, sociology, education, philanthropy, development studies, and the Global South.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-08-05
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Insights in Tourism Series
Antal sidor158
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032527079

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTIONImage(s) of AfricaEducation challengesA note on terminologyIntroduction to the researchStructure of the bookChapter 2 HOW DOES TOURISM COME TO BE IN A SCHOOL?Economic challenges: A brief historyEducation challenges: A system in crisisTourism in ZimbabweSummaryChapter 3 INTRODUCING MATOPO SCHOOLMatopo SchoolEducation ToursAdventure CompanyShumba SafarisThe funding arrangementMy relationship to the schoolSummaryChapter 4 THE WHITE SAVIOUR COMPLEXDevelopmentDevelopmentourism and education: problems of namingThe white saviour complexDominant images of Majority World childrenSummaryChapter 5 BUILDING THE SET AND PRODUCING ‘AFRICA’Set design: An image of AfricaManaging conflicting roles of the schoolUse of children because teachers tell liesSummaryChapter 6: THE STARRING ROLE: POOR-BUT-HAPPY CHILDRENPlaying a character: Poor-but-happy children“They are in love with the children”Tourist-Visitor-FriendSummaryChapter 7 BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL: THE WHITE SAVIOUR AS PROTAGONISTThe protagonist: The white saviourComplexities of the white saviour in actionThe role I was assignedThe tension of external fundersThe white saviour and the local communitySummaryChapter 8 CONCLUSION

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