“Look, Son, This Is Your Country:” Spacializing Influence On Perceptions Of Indigeneity

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Evangeline Giaconia (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Timothy Smith

Abstract: AMUKISHMI, an indigenous women-led ecotourism cooperative in Amazonian Ecuador, caters to tourists while pursuing goals of cultural valorization. In AMUKISHMI, and all other ecotourism operations, space is a critical mediator through which audiences interpret performances of indigeneity. By analyzing case studies of performances in the cooperative and in a Quito mall, I demonstrate how the control of space (or lack thereof) is critical in shaping how audiences perceive indigeneity, as well as impacting the women’s pursuit of their strategic goals.

Additional Information

Publication
Honors Project
Giaconia, E. (2018). “Look, Son, This Is Your Country:” Spacializing Influence On Perceptions Of Indigeneity.
Language: English
Date: 2018
Keywords
Tourism, Cultural commodification, Identity construction, Indigeneity, Space

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