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The End of TourismS6 #7 | Ecologias de los Medios | Carlos ScolariMi entrevistado en este episodio es Carlos A. Scolari, Catedrático del Departamento de Comunicación de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona. Ha sido Investigador Principal de diversos proyectos de investigación internacionales y estatales, desde el proyecto H2020 TRANSLITERACY (entre 2015 y 2018) hasta el proyecto LITERAC_IA, que comenzó en 2024 y dirige junto a María del Mar Guerrero. Sus últimos libros son Cultura Snack (2020), La guerra de las plataformas (2022) y Sobre la evolución de los medios (2024). Ahora está trabajando en un libro sobre los fósiles mediáticos.Notas del Episodio* Historia de ecologia de...2025-06-171h 04
The End of TourismS6 #6 | Hacia Turismos Postcapitalistas | Ernest Cañada (Alba Sud)Mi entrevistado en este episodio es Ernest Cañada. Es coordinador de Alba Sud y docente de la Universidad de Barcelona. Investiga en torno al trabajo, los conflictos socioecológicos y las alternativas en el desarrollo turístico. Ha publicado: Viajar a todo tren. Turismo, desarrollo y sostenibilidad (Icaria, 2005, con Jordi Gascón); Turismo en Centroamérica: un nuevo escenario de conflictividad social (Enlace Editorial, 2010); Turismo placebo. Nueva colonización turística: del Mediterráneo a Mesoamérica y El Caribe. Lógicas espaciales del capital turístico (Enlace Editorial, 2011, con Macià Blàzquez); El turismo en el inicio del milenio...2025-05-201h 09
The End of TourismS6 #5 | Turismo Psicodélico y Sabiduria Indígena | Claude GuislainMi huesped en este episodio es Claude Guislain, un antropólogo peruano que pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo con pueblos indígenas en Perú, Colombia y Brasil. Con su primera investigación sobre el uso de la ayahuasca y el chamanismo por parte de los occidentales en Iquitos (2005-2007), inició el viaje que lo llevó a dedicar su vida a tender un puente entre la sabiduría indígena y el mundo moderno. A lo largo de más de quince años dedicados casi exclusivamente a apoyar tanto a curanderos indígenas como a pacientes y exploradore...2025-05-061h 02
The End of TourismS6 #4 | Radicalismo Rigido y el Algoritmo | alF BojorquezEn este episodio, mi invitada es Alf Bojórquez, novelista y ensayista yucateca. Su primera novela, Pepitas de calabaza (2023) salió en la editorial Fondo Blanco. Se segundo libro, No existe dique capaz de contener al océano furioso. Potencia, alegría y anarquismo, apareció hace unos meses. Fue ganadora del premio Moving Narratives (2024) de Prince Claus Fund y el British Council. Ha hecho giras en América Latina, Europa, Estados Unidos, Marruecos y Filipinas haciendo lecturas de su obra y dando talleres sobre narrativa, arte y teoría crítica. Tiene un programa de radio sobre lo mismo que se puede...2025-04-111h 08
The End of TourismS6 #3 | La Peregrinacion Entre Mundos | Anny Puac & Jairo LemusMis entrevistados en este episodio son Anny Gabriela Ventura Puac y Jairo Chamalé Lemus. Anny es ajquij(guía espiritual), politóloga e investigadora, actual curadora en jefe de Espacio/C. Nacida en Chuwila, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala. Es mujer Maya Kiche con identidad diversa, sanadora y contadora del tiempo. Tiene estudios en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Relaciones Internacionales y una especialidad en ODS para Naciones Indígenas. Es confundadora de Espacio C, en dónde se ha desempeñado como gestora cultural desde 2013 y curadora en Jefe desde 2023.En Guatemala su trabajo está presente en divers...2025-04-011h 09
The End of TourismS6 #2 | Narco Airbnb | Sofia y Carlos Montoya (Proyecto NN)En este episodio, mis entrevistados son Laura Sofía Montoya Gómez y Carlos Alberto Montoya Correa. Carlos es arquitecto egresado de la Universidad Nacional sede Medellín. Experto en planificación, gestión y ejecución de proyectos de desarrollo urbano con énfasis en viviendas económicas en tratamientos de expansión urbana, consolidación, mejoramiento de barrios, renovación urbana y en zonas con restricciones geotécnicas. Ha participado como gestor en la ejecución de más de 50.000 viviendas económicas desde el sector público, en proyectos de cooperación internacional, de aplicación de políticas nac...2025-03-131h 07
The End of TourismS6 #1 | Ecologías del Despojo y Resistencia | César PinedaENGLISH TRANSCRIPT BELOWEn este episodio, mi entrevistado es Cesar Pineda, sociólogo por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Obtuvo el Doctorado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales y la Maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos, ambos con mención honorífica en la UNAM. Realizó estancias posdoctorales en el Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco. Su investigación se centra en la contradicción del capital en la naturaleza, los movimientos sociales, la autonomía, el Estado y la comunidad. Investigador Nivel I en el Sistema Nacional de Investigador...2025-02-271h 07
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast333 OvertourismOvertourism is a buzz word of late, but not a good one. We've all read about the cities and regions being overrun by tourists, who might be damaging natural or historical sights, or making an area unaffordable for its original residents to stay in. In this episode of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I speak with three guests with an interest in overtourism and ask for their thoughts. First up, I speak with Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura. Dylan's whole website and podcast are based around encouraging people to learn about, and visit, less popular, more obscure places...2025-01-1824 minThe Thoughtful Travel Podcast329 Museums and Ethical IssuesLike many parts of travel, in recent years I've started to rethink some aspects of museum that I just took for granted in my early years of travel. In this episode, I chat with three guests on a variety of aspects of the ethics of museums, which all gave me great food for thought. First up, I spoke with Chris Christou, who articulates some of the key ethical issues many museums face, especially those that are focused on archaeological artefacts - some of which might not have been acquired in the most ethical of ways! ...2024-12-1027 min
THE VIBE SCIENCE PODCASTRecharge Your Human Battery: Andreas Christou on Circadian Rhythms & Functional MovementIn this episode of Vibe Science, co-hosts Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen explore the science of circadian rhythms with guest Andreas Christou, a movement specialist and lifestyle coach. Andreas dives into how these internal clocks regulate various body systems, highlighting the profound effects of natural versus artificial light on our health. He emphasizes the power of sunlight exposure, grounding practices, and quality sleep as essentials for maintaining overall well-being. The conversation also includes practical strategies for reducing blue light exposure and aligning daily routines with natural light cycles to boost both physical and mental health.TAKEAWAYS
Importance of...2024-11-0658 min
The End of TourismS5 #10 | The Samaritan and the Corruption w/ David Cayley (CBC Ideas)On this episode of the pod, my guest is David Cayley, a Toronto-based Canadian writer and broadcaster. For more than thirty years (1981-2012) he made radio documentaries for CBC Radio One’s program Ideas, which premiered in 1965 under the title The Best Ideas You’ll Hear Tonight. In 1966, at the age of twenty, Cayley joined the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO), one of the many volunteer organizations that sprang up in the 1960’s to promote international development. Two years later, back in Canada, he began to associate with a group of returned volunteers whose experiences had made them, like...2024-10-171h 09
Shift Your ConsciousnessEpisode 51: Finding Your True Purpose, Yoga & Primal Movement with Chris ChristouIn this episode, Jordan and Marcus sit down with Chris Christou, a seasoned coach in holistic wellness, yoga, and primal movement, to explore how reconnecting with your body and mind can help you discover your true purpose. Chris shares his journey, from how movement shaped his own life, to the deep connection between physical practice and inner alignment.
Dive into:
How primal movement can unlock personal transformation
The role of yoga in finding mental clarity and balance
Tapping into your inner power to live with intention and authenticity
If you're looking to align your physical, m...2024-10-151h 02
Lightmap - Conversations with video game creatorsRacing and liquid raves PHANTOM SPARK is precision racing without the pressureIf you love the feeling of racing until you perfect the line PHANTOM SPARK might be exactly what you're looking for. Joon Van Hove (NUTS) one part of Icelandic studio Ghosts shares how Torfi Asgeirsson nailed the gameplay before anyone else even came on board. How subtle storytelling, but no plot, was an essential design element, that builds to competitive online leaderboards. Enjoy the retro aesthetic but don't put too much emphasis on Wipeout or F-Zero when you play. Adam Christou guest hosts this episode of Lightmap. Pocket Casts: You can now rate th...2024-09-1840 min
The End of TourismS5 #9 | We Will Dance With Stillness w/ Craig SleeOn this episode, my guest is Craig Slee, a disabled writer, consultant and theorist dealing with mythology, folklore, magic and culture, exploring life through the lens of landscape, disability and fugitive embodiments.He has contributed essays and poetry focusing on the numinous and disability to various anthologies including The Dark Mountain Journal. Craig has also co-facilitated multiple seminar series at the Dresden Academy for Fine Arts, regarding ableism in the arts, as well as how ableism affects our relationship to space. In 2023 he was one of the speakers at the World Futures Studies Federation 50th A...2024-09-171h 00
The End of TourismS5 #8 | Unpacking the Last Tourist w/ Jesse Mann & Tyson Sadler (The Last Tourist)On this episode, my guests are Jesse Mann (editor-director) and Tyson Sadler (director), the brains behind the documentary The Last Tourist. Jesse is both a picture editor and director whose professional work has spanned commercial, tv and film projects. The Last Tourist is her second feature film as editor. Her first film, as both editor and director, Material Success, screened internationally and won the Audience Choice at the Canadian Film Festival and Best Film at the Canadian Film Festival (2012). Most recently, she both directed and edited the online horror mini-series “The Confinement” (2021). She is a member of the...2024-08-1352 min
.NET on AWSThe .NET on AWS Show, featuring Chris Christou (again!)In this episode we are joined by AWS Software Engineer, Chris Christou! Come join us as we dive in to the AWS Toolkit with Amazon Q.2024-08-0546 min
The End of TourismS5 #7 | The Dreamwork of Instagram w/ Sean P. SmithOn this episode, my guest is Sean P. Smith, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Culture Studies at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Much of his research has focused on the relationship between social media and tourism, and how colonial histories shape today’s ideologies and visual cultures of travel. The inequalities that result from many forms of tourism development, he argues, are intimately linked with how tourists create content for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and the ways tourists frame themselves in landscapes and alongside local residents often replay colonial hierarchies.Show Notes: Why St...2024-07-1852 min
Live Your Full PotentialGoing Beyond The Physical - with Chris ChristouJoin us in Thailand for an extraordinary episode of the Live Your Full Potential podcast as we delve into the world of martial arts with Chris Christy, owner of The Portal in Phuket. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone curious about the transformative power of martial arts, whether you're a seasoned practitioner or simply intrigued by its philosophy.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Chris's inspiring journey: From Australia to Thailand, hear how martial arts and yoga intertwined to shape his path and lead him to create a haven for spiritual wellness and healing.
The compassionate...2024-07-0155 min
The End of TourismS5 #6 | Relearning Home & Hospitality w/ Manish Jain (Ecoversities)On this episode, my guest is Manish Jain, a man deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems, cultural imaginations and inter-cultural dialogue. Inspired by MK Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Ivan Illich, his illiterate village grandmother, his unschooled daughter, indigenous communities and Jain spiritual philosophy, he is one of the leading planetary voices for deschooling our lives and reimagining education. He has served for the past 25 years as Chief Beaver (ecosystems builder) of Shikshantar: The Peoples’ Institute for Rethinking Education and Development based in Udaipur, India and is co-founder of some of the most innovative educational experiments in t...2024-06-0752 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonTravel, Tourism, and Home in a “Post-Pandemic” World with Chris ChristouIn this episode, Kimberly and Chris dive deep into the impact of travel on their lives and the consequences of tourism in places they call home. As two world travelers, who have each spent a decade living abroad, Kimberly and Chris consider what they have learned about home, hospitality, and culture from places far from the lands they were raised. They discuss how the pandemic impacted travel to where Chris resides in Mexico, one of two countries that kept its borders open? How Air BnB’s, second homes, and passive income have changed the real estate landscape for future ge...2024-06-0154 min
The End of Tourism#0.6 | Spectacle, The Senses and Surveillance w/ Chris ChristouShow NotesJohn Urry’s The Tourist GazePhotographyThe SensesSurveillance and Artificial Intelligence (AI)SpectacleHomeworkTranscriptWelcome friends to Season Zero of the End of Tourism podcast. In these mini-episodes, you'll hear short transmissions speaking to the principles of the pod. We'll introduce you, our listeners, to the themes and questions that will be woven into our conversations, a kind of primer on our politics. This episode is entitled "Spectacle, the Senses and Surveillance." [00:00:31] So we can't talk ab...2024-05-2311 min
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The End of TourismS5 #5 | Fortress Conservation in the Congo w/ Martin Lena & Linda Poppe (Survival International)On this episode, my guests are Martin Lena and Linda Poppe of Survival International. They join me to discuss “fortress conservation” in the Congo, the issues facing Kahuzi-Biega National Park, and the recent victories of Survival International there. Linda is a political scientist and director of the Berlin office of Survival International, the global movement for Indigenous peoples' rights. She is also part of Survival’s campaign to Decolonize Conservation, which supports Indigenous peoples, who continue to suffer land theft and human rights abuses in the name of conservation.Martin is an advocacy officer for Surviv...2024-04-2650 min
Salvione Presents Elevated RadioSalvione presents Elevated Radio 077 - Chris MazeThe weekly radio show from Salvione, blending house, funk, and tech, resulting in an unparalleled energetic dance floor vibe.
Adina Howard - Freak Like Me (Ben Arsenal Remix) Ben Fox, Chris Maze - IDChris Maze - IDSly Phil - UltimateZack Bia - DAMN! ft. Teezo TouchdownPop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love (Chris Maze Edit) Honey & Badger, Yurie - TemptationChris Maze - Make You MineAYYBO - All We Need (Deep Inside)A-Trak, AJ Christou - Sway ft. DuckwrthBruno Furlan - Sugar Daddy2024-04-221h 00
The RISE Traveler: Unpacking Conversations of Sustainable TravelExamining the End of Tourism with Chris ChristouIn this season of The RISE Traveler, Dr. Vincie Ho, Founder and Executive Director of The RISE Travel Institute, will be interviewing influential justice activists and thought leaders in conscious travel. She will be going beyond the idea of “sustainable travel” to dive deeper into what that really means for those who are looking to travel responsibly. To kick off the season, Vincie engages in a conversation with Chris Christou, a writer, storyteller, educational curator, and culture activist. Chris is the host of the End of Tourism podcast, which explores wanderlust, exile, and radical hospitality.Durin...2024-04-151h 10
Last Born In The Wilderness362 / Tourism Is A Prism / Chris ChristouChris Christou joins me in this winding discussion to explore the subjects and themes raised in his phenomenal podcast, The End of Tourism, described as “a project about the deep causes and consequences of tourism, wanderlust, spectacle, exile,” and “an invitation into the local resistance and resilience movements in the face of each of these things.” In my discussion with him, Chris reflects on the historical moment he chose to begin this project: during the earliest waves of the global pandemic, at a time when global tourism effectively collapsed.
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Last Born In The WildernessPreview / Tourism Is A Prism / Chris ChristouChris Christou joins me in this winding discussion to explore the subjects and themes raised in his phenomenal podcast, The End of Tourism, described as “a project about the deep causes and consequences of tourism, wanderlust, spectacle, exile,” as well as “an invitation into the local resistance and resilience movements in the face of each of these things.” In my discussion with him, Chris reflects on the historical moment he chose to begin this project: during the earliest waves of the global pandemic, at a time when global tourism effectively collapsed.
Support the work and listen to the full interview: https://w...2024-03-3006 min
The End of TourismS5 #4 | Hillwalking & Homecoming in the Highlands w/ Christos GalanisOn this episode, my guest is Christos Galanis, a friend and scholar who recently completed his PhD in Cultural Geography from The University of Edinburgh where his research centered on themes of displacement and memorial walking practices in the Highlands of Scotland. A child of Greek political refugees on both sides of his family, Christos' work looks at ways in which ceremony and ritual might afford us the capacity to integrate disconnection from place and ancestry. Further, his research into pre-modern Gaelic Highland culture reveals animistic relationship with mountains which disrupt easy definitions of colonialism and indigeneity....2024-03-281h 02
The End of TourismS5 #3 | We Are Not Americans w/ Healani Sonoda-Pale (Ka Lahui Hawai'i)My guest on this episode is Healani Sonoda-Pale, a Kanaka Maoli Human Rights advocate for Self-Determination and a Water Protector who has been organizing at the intersection of the indigenous struggle for liberation and environmental protection in Hawai'i. She is a member of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and the spokesperson of the Ka Lahui Hawaii Political Action Committee. Healani was born and raised on the island of O'ahu where she resides with her family.Show Notes:The Beauty of the Pandemic Shutdown in Hawai’iThe Fallout of the Lahaina Fires in...2024-03-0545 min
Drop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkHELLDIVERS 2 is hilarious and a best in class team multiplayer shooterThe first time is an accident, one of your fellow soldiers stands just a little bit too close to the blast zone as you call down artillery from outer space. HELLDIVERS 2 actually makes it a little bit too fun to explode your allies. Whoops. It's all part of the shtick which really amps up the forever war jingoistic world of Super Earth as you blast across planets in the name of 'Managed Democracy'. There has to be sacrifice in the name of freedom right? Good, well jump in this pod soldier. Drop Rate host Chris...2024-02-1843 min.NET on AWSThe .NET on AWS Show Featuring Chris Christou!In this episode we are joined by Senior AWS engineer Chris Christou to show off the latest improvements to the AWS Toolkit! 2024-02-1859 min
The End of TourismS5 #2 | Composting Cultures of Disposability w/ Clementine Morrigan & Jay LeSoleil (F*****g Cancelled)On this episode, my guests are ClementineMorrigan.com and Jay Lesoleil of the F*****g Cancelled Podcast.Clementine Morrigan is a writer and public intellectual based in Montréal, Canada. She writes popular and controversial essays about culture, politics, ethics, relationships, sexuality, and trauma. A passionate believer in independent media, she’s been making zines since the year 2000 and is the author of several books. She’s known for her iconic white-text-on-a-black-background mini-essays on Instagram. One of the leading voices on the Canadian Left and one half of the F*****g Cancelled podcast, Clementine is an outspoken critic of c...2024-02-131h 16
The End of TourismS5 #1 | The Right to Stay Home w/ David BaconOn this episode, my guest is David Bacon, a California writer and documentary photographer. A former union organizer, today he documents labor, the global economy, war and migration, and the struggle for human rights. His latest book, In the Fields of the North / En los campos del norte (COLEF / UC Press, 2017) includes over 300 photographs and 12 oral histories of farm workers. Other books include The Right to Stay Home and Illegal People, which discuss alternatives to forced migration and the criminalization of migrants. Communities Without Borders includes over 100 photographs and 50 narraatives about transnational migrant communities and The Children of NAFTA...2024-01-301h 03
ToxChats©Alternative and Nontraditional Species Series: Sheep as an Alternative Model for the Safety Evaluation of Medical DevicesIn this ToxChats© episode, we interview Dr. Chris Christou, Director of Preclinical Imaging and Research Laboratories at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. Dr. Christou discusses the history of sheep as a preclinical species for medical device testing, novel groundbreaking neurological disease models, and the use of sheep as an alternative model in general toxicology studies. Critical regulatory standards and international guidelines are discussed to ensure successful submissions with the US Food and Drug Administration, the Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration, and the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency.2024-01-1520 min
FRSCKO WORLD RADIOCRIS TRUJILLO (Dallas, TX) FRSCKO Guest DJ Mix #25FRSCKO WORLD RADIO 025: CHRIS TRUJILLO (DTX)TRACKLIST:1. Kitty here - kidoo 2. Alto - only you 3. Fancisck allendes, Nicolás caprile - feel it 4. Aj Christou- no fear 5. Harvy Valencia, Diego Teran - Melhor som 6. Victor Guedez - zazaza ( Evelio Escobar remix)7. Late delivery- Blas Cordero - Havana nights 8. Guasco - malanga 9. Aj christou - sumburu 10. 2B Black - wave of luv ( Gabrielle toma edit )11. Taco man, raized, the fellas - king konga) 12. Marco tropeano - cúrame 13. Iglesias- dynastyThe world Is yours.2023-12-201h 00Drop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkSUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER is a such a delight, challenging and dynamicMario has been jumping on platforms now for a really long time, and SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER takes everything you know and mixes it up, with some incredible design that'll challenge and thrill you in equal measure. Ruby Innes (Pocket Buds) and Adam Christou (SIFTER) join Chris for a big discussion about finding representation in Daisy, why elephant Mario is hot and the incredible sound design that wraps it all together. You can support SIFTER's independent gaming journalism by☕ Tipping us on KoFi https://www.ko-fi.com/sifterHQ👕 Wearing our merch https...2023-11-3047 min
You should have been therePODCAST 176 THE END OF TOURISM?Chris Christou joins us from the lovely Mexican city of Oaxaca to discuss his podcast- "The End of Tourism" - and his ideas about "radical hospitality." We also feature listeners' tales of entertaining experiences of changing money. Chris' website is
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2023-11-2329 minDrop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkSwing back into action with MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2Can MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 up the ante once again? Now both Spideys are back for some dual arachnid action in this PlayStation 5 exclusive. Have Insomniac been able to mix up the gameplay for this third game?Fiona Bartholomaeus (SIFTER, RTRFM) joins Chris Button in an ultimate team up as they take on their experiences with webslinger.You can support SIFTER's independent gaming journalism by☕ Tipping us on KoFi https://www.ko-fi.com/sifterHQ👕 Wearing our merch https://sifter.store/💬 Talking to us on the SIFTER Discord https://www.sifter.com.au/disco...2023-10-2923 minDrop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkFORZA MOTORSPORT restarts the racing sim, but there's something missingYou'd be hard pressed to find someone who cares as much about the Forza series as Alice Clarke. This diehard racing sim fan joins Chris for a discussion of the new entry in the more serious technical half of the franchise with FORZA MOTORSPORT, a game where there is a little bit more fog on the road ahead.Find out if the track is full of potholes, or if Alice thinks Turn 10 Studios racing game can make up for lost time.You can support SIFTER's independent gaming journalism by☕ Tipping us on KoFi ht...2023-10-2426 minDrop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE is for players who bounced off it's predecessorsASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE is explicitly for those players wanting the simpler stealth action game play of the original games. Originally a DLC chapter for ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA, Basim's adventures through Baghdad are a simpler, tighter experience with lots of the great improvements from 15 years of history.Read our review of the game, then listen to Chris and Gianni share their thoughts.A copy of ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE on Xbox Series X|S was provided to SIFTER for the purpose of this review.You can support SIFTER's independent gaming journalism by☕ Tipping us on...2023-10-1230 min
The End of TourismS4 #6 - Decoding Degrowth & Boosterism in the Balearics w/ Macia BlazquezOn this episode of The End of Tourism Podcast, my guest is Macià Blázquez-Salom, a professor at the University of the Balearic Islands, who specializes in the Geography of Tourism, Territorial Planning, Sustainability and Degrowth. He utilizes his teaching and research activity in the environmental movement (and vice versa), and through his activism in the Grupo Balear de Ornitología y Defensa de la Naturaleza (GOB) and Alba Sud.Show NotesMacia’s Journey in the BalearicsThe Beginning of Mass Tourism through Currency DevaluationContradictions in MallorcaCocoo...2023-10-0657 min
The End of TourismS4 #5 | The Many Faces of Exile in Exarcheia w/ Penny Travlou (Athens)On this episode of the pod, my guest is Penny Travlou, a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Cultural Geography and Theory (Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh). Her research focuses on social justice, the commons, collaborative practices, intangible cultural heritage and ethnography. She has been involved in international research projects funded by the EU and UK Research Councils. For the past eight years, she has been working with independent art organisations in Colombia and most recently in the African continent to understand the commons from a decolonial perspective and to...2023-09-191h 01
Lightmap - Conversations with video game creatorsDrop Rate - STARFIELD boldly goes, a compelling science fiction adventure among the cosmosWe've got some brand new episodes of Lightmap on the way, featuring some very cool guests but to get you there here is the latest episode of Drop Rate featuring Chris Button, SIFTER EP Gianni Di Giovanni and Player2.net.au writer Jess Zammit talking all about STARFIELD Bethesda's huge spacefaring roleplaying game.Follow Drop Rate on your favourite podcast player here New episodes of Lightmap next week.---It's a massive universe to explore in STARFIELD a game that builds on many of the gameplay systems you've come to enjoy...2023-09-1335 minDrop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkARMORED CORE VI is fast fresh mech action that makes you feel awesomeIt's one of the most accessible entries in the From Software's library with ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON showing a clear lineage of game design skill acquired in the ten years since the last entry.The mech combat genre isn't for everyone, but if you're an ELDEN RING fan wanting to branch out into some of the best feeling combat yet, this might be your opportunity.Omi Koulas (Checkpoint Gaming) joins Chris to discuss why this is was such a delight.You can support SIFTER's independent gaming journalism by☕ Tipping us...2023-09-0728 min
The End of TourismS4 #4 | Feeding Those in Flight w/ No Name Kitchen (The Balkans)On this episode, my guest is Barbara from No Name Kitchen, an independent movement working alongside the Balkans and the Mediterranean routes to promote humanitarian aid and political action for those who suffer the difficulties of extreme journeys and violent push-backs.Their actions include medical care, distributions of food and clothes, legal support and the denunciation of abuses at the borders, where thousands of human beings keep suffering violence, fatigue and sickness during their migratory processes.No Name Kitchen was born in Belgrade by winter 2017 when a group of volunteers started cooking in Belgrade alongside...2023-08-3153 minThe Thoughtful Travel Podcast303 Digital Nomad LifeThank you internet: you've made many things possible, two of them being podcasts, and working as a digital nomad. In this episode on digital nomading, I've got three guests who all bring quite different perspectives on digital nomad life, and I hope it sparks some thinking! First up, I chat with Will Hatton, aka The Broke Backpacker, who's spent many years wandering the world, making money in various ways online, including through his well-known blog. He describes his digital entrepreneurship trajectory and also gives some tips for prospective nomads. I then speak with Dara Brewton...2023-08-2926 min
The End of TourismS4 #3 | On the Lost Arts of Pilgrimage & Asking Permission w/ Nick HuntOn this episode, my guest is Nick Hunt, the author of three travel books about journeys by foot, including Outlandish: Walking Europe's Unlikely Landscapes. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, Emergence, The Irish Times, New Internationalist, Resurgence & Ecologist and other publications. He works as an editor and co-director for the Dark Mountain Project. His latest book is an alternate history novel, Red Smoking Mirror.Show NotesAwe and the Great SecretOn Focus, Sight and SubjectivityThe Almost Lost Art of WalkingPilgrimage and the Half Way Point2023-08-081h 17Drop Rate - Video game reviews that'll make you thinkFINAL FANTASY XVI hits harder in battle than it does in storytellingJapanese role-playing games specialise in grandeur. Epic tales of warring nations that often involve the direct intervention of godly beings, the genre usually entertains even if the execution doesn’t match its lofty ambitions. Final Fantasy XVI is one such game. Despite a grimdark fantasy setting that stumbles on multiple fronts it’s the combat and overall spectacle that truly exhilarates.Sharing more in common at times with the Devil May Cry series and God of War reboots than its predecessors, Final Fantasy XVI is a fascinating shakeup of a long-beloved franchise. Many legacy touchstones persist, like the...2023-07-1944 min
The End of TourismS4 #2 | Protesting Evictions, Expats & the Golden Visa w/ Stop Despejos (Lisbon)On this episode of the End of Tourism Podcast, I’m joined by Joana and Davide of Stop Despejos (Stop Evictions). Based in Lisbon (Portugal), Stop Despejos is an anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist, horizontal political collective, fighting for the right to housing and the right to the city. Through mutual aid, direct action, obstruction of evictions and media campaigns, they defend the right of inhabitants to keep living in their homes and neighborhoods against institutional racism, soaring rental prices, the commodification of housing, touristification and gentrification.As an autonomous grassroots movement, Stop Despejos believes that a trulyinclusive cit...2023-07-1845 min
Sustainable MinimalistsIn Defense Of StaycationsHave a summer trip planned? You're not alone. For many, traveling has become more lifestyle than luxury: in the time it takes you to read this blurb over 2,000 people will have arrived in a foreign country and a quarter of a million dollars will have been spent by Americans abroad.Staycations are emerging in popularity as a hassle-free and environmentally friendly way to holiday. And if you need more convincing, today's conversation with podcaster Chris Christou outlines why being a better tourist starts at home. Here's a preview: [8:00] Connections betwee...2023-07-1835 min
The End of TourismS4 #1 | The Death of Venice w/ Petra Reski (Venice)My guest on this episode is Petra Reski, a German writer and journalist who has lived in Venice since 1991. As a result of her numerous publications on the Mafia, she was subjected to lawsuits and threats, which is why she received police protection for a while. She has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Ricarda Huch Prize in 2021, which is awarded every three years to personalities whose work is characterized by independent thinking and courageous action, and who are fully committed to the ideals of humanity and international understanding.She has not only written novels, non-fiction books...2023-07-1046 min
The End of TourismS3 #8 | Contending With 50 Years of the Tourist | Dean MacCannellMy guest on this episode is Dean MacCannell, a social analyst and critic whose writings on contemporary cultural arrangements have been translated worldwide. He is best known for his path-breaking book, The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class. His most recent book is 18 & Out a memoir of his childhood and youth. In this interview we discuss Dean's pioneering book The Tourist and how it rooted the entire area of critical tourism studies. We look back into mass tourism's emergence in the 1970s and 1980s, what has changed in that time, how tourists' own homes h...2023-06-2054 min
The End of TourismS3 #7 | On Travel Writing and Colonial Spells | Bani AmorMy guest on this episode is Bani Amor, a genderqueer travel writer who explores the relationships between race, place, and power. They’re a four-time Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation fellow with work in CNN Travel, Fodor’s, and AFAR, among others, and in the anthology Outside the XY: Queer Black andBrown Masculinity. In our discussion we look to travel writing as a narrative that underpins colonialism and the identity crisis that it desperately needs. We consider contemporary social media travelogues, the limits to decoloniality and tourism greenwashing, spiritual or psychedelic tourism, what subver...2023-06-071h 08
The End of TourismS3 #6 | The Hypermobile Medium is the Message | Andrew McLuhan (The McLuhan Institute)My guest on this episode is Andrew McLuhan, an author and educator living in Bloomfield, Ontario. He writes and delivers speeches, classes, workshops on McLuhan methods and work, consults with individuals and companies on understanding McLuhan work in culture and technology and applying that work today to bring insight and new perception and understanding. Andrew McLuhan is a grandson of Marshall McLuhan, noted Canadian professor from the University of Toronto who was a pioneer in the field of Media/Communications studies. Andrew is director of The McLuhan Institute, founded in 2017 to continue the work begun by...2023-05-241h 10
The End of Tourism#0.5 | Responsibility, Repair and Radical Hospitality | Chris ChristouIn this mini-episode, I offer up a little introduction into these extremely important themes, ones so often neglected in our time: responsibility, repair and radical hospitality. As locals and foreigners alike, depending on where we are at any given moment, the questions posed in the episode arise as necessary in order to understand where we actually are at any given moment, how we are in those places and with the people that surround us. These themes are the foundation for why the podcast was created in the first place. If given their proper place on the throne of our...2023-05-1509 min
The End of TourismS3 #5 | Hacking the Housing Crisis | Murray Cox (Inside Airbnb)My guest on this episode is Murray Cox, a multidisciplinary Australian-American artist and activist based in Newburgh NY, who uses visual, audio, spatial and data storytelling to explore themes of economic and racial equity and to fight for housing justice and the right to our cities.He is also the data activist founder of Inside Airbnb, a mission driven project which provides free data on Airbnb’s impact on residential communities, and advocates for regulations that protect our neighbourhoods.Murray and I gathered to discuss his project Inside Airbnb, how it began, where Ai...2023-05-011h 11
The End of TourismS3 #4 | The Old Country, the Dead and Justice | Stephen Jenkinson (Orphan Wisdom)On this episode, I'm honoured to host and welcome back to the pod, my dear friend, Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW. Stephen is a worker, author, storyteller, musician and culture activist. In 2010, he founded Orphan Wisdom, a house for learning skills of deep living and making human culture that are mandatory in endangered, endangering times. It is a redemptive project that comes from where he comes from. It is rooted in knowing history, being claimed by ancestry, working for a time he won’t live to see. When not on the road, he makes books, succumbs to interviews, tends to la...2023-04-111h 24
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The End of TourismS3 #3 | Indigenous Travellers in the Heart of Empire | Cecilia MorganOn this episode, I speak to Cecilia Morgan, a professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Canada as part of the British Empire and transnational worlds. She has been researching the history of English-Canadians’ and Indigenous peoples’ travel, tourism, and transnational mobility for over twenty-five years, and is particularly interested in the way that gender and empire have been part of those processes. Her publications in these areas include Sweet Canadian Girls Abroad: English-Canadian Actresses on Transnational Stages, Travellers Through Empire: Indigenous Voyages From Earl...2023-03-1744 min
The End of TourismS3 #2 | Decolonizing Conservation in Africa & Beyond | Fiore Longo (Survival International)On this episode, my guest is Fiore Longo, a Research and Advocacy Officer at Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples. She is the director of Survival International France and Survival International Spain. Fiore coordinates Survival’s conservation campaign, and has visited many communities in Africa and Asia that face human rights abuses in the name of conservation.Months ago, Survival International reached out to let me know what was happening in Tanzania regarding the brutal and illegal evictions of the Maasai from their territories. Finally, we managed to record what is a deeply nuanced an...2023-02-2756 min
The End of TourismS3 #1 | On Finding Home in the Ruins | Dougald Hine (A School Called HOME)On this, the first episode of Season 3: Invocations, my guest is Dougald Hine, a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he co-founded organisations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He has collaborated with scientists, artists and activists, serving as a leader of artistic development at Riksteatern (Sweden’s national theatre) and as an associate of the Centre for Environment and Development Studies at Uppsala University. His latest book is At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics & All the Other Em...2023-02-1358 min
The End of TourismS2 #7.2 | Reflections: "Barbarians of Oaxaca: Get Out" | Chris Christou (ENG)This is the last episode of Season 2: Mexico, entitled "Barbarians of Oaxaca: Get Out". In honor of our late, dear friend and mentor, Gustavo Esteva, along with myself and fellow Unitierra Oaxaca Wendy Juarez, we have put together a series of reflections on this season, the episodes, and everything we have learned as a result. We want to thank you very much for listening to us, and we hope that the conversations we've had over the last six months have brought some clarity to the complexity surrounding the issues of tourism, exile, and radical hospitality in Mexico. The pod...2023-01-0653 min
The End of TourismS2 #7.1 | Reflexiones: "Fuera Los Barbaros de Oaxaca" | Wendy Juarez & Chris Christou (Unitierra Oaxaca)Esto es el ultimo episodio de la Temporada 2: México: Fuera los Barbaros de Oaxaca. En honor a nuestro difunto, querido amigo y mentor, Gustavo Esteva, junto conmigo y la compañera Wendy Juarez de la Unitierra Oaxaca, hemos reunido una serie de reflexiones sobre esta temporada, los episodios y todo lo que hemos aprendido como un resultado.Queremos agradecerles profundamente por escucharnos y esperamos que las conversaciones que hemos tenido durante los últimos seis meses hayan aportado algo de claridad a la complejidad que rodea los temas del turismo, el exilio y la hospitalidad radical en...2023-01-021h 23
The End of TourismS2 #6 | Identidad, Apropiación Cultural y la Posibilidad de Peregrinaje Entre Culturas | Yasnaya Elena Aguilar GilEn este episodio, nuestra invitada es Yásnaya Aguilar, una escritora, lingüista, traductora, investigadora y activista originaria de Ayutla Mixe, Oaxaca. Ella estudió la licenciatura en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica, así como la Maestría en Lingüística en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Su trabajo se encuentra fuertemente enfocado a proyectos sobre divulgación y estudio de diversidad lingüística y lenguas originarias en riesgo de desaparición en México, es muy destacable su participación en proyectos en el desarrollo de contenidos gramaticales para materiales educativos en lenguas indígenas. Ha colaborado en publicacion...2022-12-011h 13
The End of TourismS2 #5.2 | The Voices of the Workers | Maria Itaki & Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran (ENG)In this episode, we are joined by friends in Oaxaca, Maria Itaka and Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran.Born and raised in Oaxaca, María has a major in English Language and Literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with a specialization in translation. After many years of working for tourism-based projects, she now works independently, providing specialized content production services that create authentic, soulful material that aims to benefit the places where the work is being done.Sergio Beltrán Arruti -better known as Yeyo- was born and raised in Mexico City. He moved...2022-11-2140 min
The End of TourismS2 #5.1 | Las Voces Trabajadoras | Maria Itaka & Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran (ESP)En este episodio, nos acompanamos unos compas de Oaxaca, Maria Itaka y Sergio "Yeyo" Beltran.María nació y creció en Oaxaca. Es licenciada en Letras y Literatura Inglesa por la UNAM y cuenta con una especialidad en Traducción. Tras varios años de haber trabajado en proyectos turísticos, actualmente trabaja de manera independiente y ofrece servicios especializados de investigación, consultoría y traducción a investigadores y profesionales de diversas áreas, con el fin de darles una visión auténtica y respetuosa de las culturas y los lugares a los que se aproximan...2022-11-081h 09
The End of TourismS2 #4.2 | Without Plurality, There Can Be No Hospitality | Elias Gomez Gonzalez (ENG)On this episode, I am accompanied by a dear philosopher, writer, and friend, Elías González Gómez. Elias focuses on interreligious dialogue and the bridge between mysticism and the struggle to build a new world. He has collaborated with different interreligious groups, as well as indigenous and spiritual communities. He is currently a professor at ITESO and at Ibero León. He collaborates with the Universidad de la Tierra Oaxaca and is a member of the Center for Studies of Religion and Society of the University of Guadalajara.He is a spiritual guide, Zen prac...2022-10-2731 min
The End of TourismS2 #4.1 | Sin Pluralidad, No Hay Hospitalidad | Elias Gomez Gonzalez (ESP)En este episodio, me acompaña un querido amigo filósofo y escritor, Elías González Gómez. Elias enfoca en el diálogo interreligioso y en el puente entre la mística y las luchas por construir un mundo nuevo. Ha colaborado con distintos colectivos interreligiosos, comunidades indígenas y espirituales. Actualmente es profesor de asignatura en el ITESO y en la Ibero León. Colabora con la Universidad de la Tierra Oaxaca y es miembro del Centro de Estudios de Religión y Sociedad de la Universidad de Guadalajara. Es acompañante espiritual, practicante...2022-10-171h 06
The End of TourismS2 #3 | La Lucha Comunitaria Contra El Tren "Maya" | Pedro U.C. (Asamblea Múuch’ Xíinbal)En este episodio, nuestro invitado es Pedro Regalado Uc Be, un escritor mexicano en lengua maya, poeta, narrador, traductor y activista. El es profesor en la Escuela de Creación Literaria del Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes (CEBA), plantel donde también realizó estudios.Pedro es Integrante de la Asamblea de Defensores del Territorio Maya Múuch’ Xíinbal, esta organización tiene como objetivo defender su territorio del despojo que aplican las megaempresas de energía renovable en la Península de Yucatán.Con Pedro y Wendy Juarez de la Unitierra Oaxaca, con...2022-09-281h 03
The End of TourismS2 #2.2 | Defending Land & Lineage from Psychedelic Tourism | Wirikuta Preservation Project (ENG)The Wirikuta Preservation Project is an internationally-run endeavour to protect 500 acres of land for the Wixarika Nation in Estacion de Catorce in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Their mission is to preserve Wixarika sacred lands & cultural heritage while supporting future generations to continue living their traditional way of life by purchasing threatened land in Estacion de Catorce.Our guests today are Maria Guadalupe Valazquez, Santiago Alonso, and Kristen Alyra Hughes from the Wirikuta Preservation Project. For our English language interview, we’re speaking with Kristen Alyra Hughes.Kristen Alyra Hughes has li...2022-09-1653 min
The End of TourismS2 #2.1 | Defendiendo Tierra y Cultura del Turismo Psicodélico | Wirikuta Preservation Project (ESP)El Proyecto de Preservación de Wirikuta es un proyecto internacional para proteger 500 acres de tierra para la Nación Wixarika en la Estación de Catorce en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México. Su misión es preservar las tierras sagradas y el patrimonio cultural Wixarika mientras apoya a las generaciones futuras para que continúen viviendo su estilo de vida tradicional mediante la compra de tierras amenazadas en la Estación de Catorce.Nuestros invitados de hoy son María Guadalupe Valázquez, Santiago Alonso y Kristen Alyra Hughes del Wirikuta Preservation Project. P...2022-09-0551 min
The Mythic MasculineBonus | Rites of Passage in an Age of Fugitivity - Chris Christou (The End of Tourism)This bonus episode is actually a conversation recorded for another podcast The End Of Tourism. The host is my good friend Chris Christou, who I initially met through Stephen Jenkinson’s Orphan Wisdom School.We have spent many a time gathering on the farm in Ontario where the School is held, and have woven threads of companionship over the years.A few months back, he invited me on his show to discuss subjects of which I’ve rarely spoken publicly, including my former years working for an online travel magazine, my own self-created initi...2022-09-0354 min
The End of TourismS2 #1 | Resistiendo el Espectáculo en Oaxaca | Marcos EsmarEn este episodio, me acompaña Marcos Esmar. Maros nació en el año de 1996 en Cosoltepec, Oaxaca. Es estudiante autodidactica, se dedica a hacer rap y a la escritura, participa en el colectivo Espiral de Pensamiento Crítico, proyecto en el que ha colaborado con diversos textos sobre teoría crítica y poesía.El proyecto Espiral de Pensamiento Crítico es un espacio dónde convergen jóvenes de diferentes lugares de Oaxaca que desde conversatorios, círculos de estudio y ejercicios de escritura colectiva tratan de aportar a las luchas que se libran en s...2022-08-031h 37
The End of TourismS1 #16 | Tourism, Colonialism, and Disease | Christopher RiendeauOn this episode I’m joined by Christopher Riendeau, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he learned first hand what it means to live in a tourist town. Chris’ research focuses on applied ethics in tourism and more specifically around existentialism and bad faith in the search for "authentic" tourism, and the subject/object problems inherent to the industry. In the midst of the COVID pandemic, he published an incredible essay entitled “Tourism, Colonialism and Disease,” which we talk about at length in this episode.Christopher joins me from...2022-07-1554 min
The End of TourismS1 #15 | On Getting Lost, Making Sanctuary, and Courting Monsters | Bayo AkomolafeOn this episode, our guest is Bayo Akomolafe, a speaker, author, fugitive neo-materialist com-post-activist public intellectual and Yoruba poet. But when he takes himself less seriously, he is a father to Alethea and Kyah, and the grateful life-partner to Ej as well as the sworn washer of nightly archives of dishes.The convener of the concepts of ‘postactivism’, ‘transraciality’ and ‘ontofugitivity’, Bayo is a widely celebrated international speaker, teacher, public intellectual, essayist and author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity’s Search for Home (North Atlantic Books) and We Will Tell o...2022-06-2951 min
The Unified Brand - Branding PodcastHow to Utilise Design to Make Your Brand Stand Out From The Crowd With Mark Christou from ROOK/NYCDoes your brand’s packaging lack shelf appeal?No one brand is the same... and there is no other aspect of your brand that can show off your unique brand quite like its packaging.Packaging design is a real, tangible and a sensory way for your audience to experience your brand.So how can your brand’s packaging stop your audience in their tracks and draw them closer to you?Well, talking to Chris this week is the founder and creative partner of ROOK/NYC, Mark Christou. An independent full-service creative agen...2022-06-1742 min
The End of Tourism#0.4 | Your Host, My StoryEp 0.4 | Your Host, My StoryIn this mini-episode, I offer you a little bit about what brought me to court and conjure The End of Tourism Podcast. I speak to the dilemmas that touched me as a young person, about how a long lineage and period as a travelling tourist fed the ideas that you hear in these episodes, and how we might, together, come to subvert what's been and being done to our world, mostly unbeknownst. This is my story.Hosted by Chris Christou---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Discover...2022-06-1311 min
The End of TourismS1 #14 | Confronting Privilege, Identity and Guilt Trips | Dr. Anu TaranathOn this episode, our guest is Dr. Anu Taranath, a speaker, educator, and racial equity consultant who partners with a range of people to deepen conversations on history, harm and healing. A professor at the University of Washington for the past 20+ years, Dr. Anu knows that the most compelling conversations on race, identity and belonging take place when people feel valued and heard. Her book Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World was shortlisted for the Washington State Book Award, selected as a Winner of Newsweek's "Future of Travel Awards in Storytelling," and named one of...2022-06-021h 14
The End of TourismS1 #13 | Rites of Passage in an Age of Fugitivity | Ian MacKenzie (The Mythic Masculine)On this episode, our guest is Ian MacKenzie, a filmmaker and writer who lives on the Salish Sea with his partner and young son. For over 13 years, he’s been tracking the global emergence of new culture. From the desert of Burning Man to the heart of Occupy Wall St, he has sought and amplified the voices of visionaries, artists and activists who have been working toward planetary system change. Ian is best known for his films Sacred Economics, Lost Nation Road, Amplify Her, Dear Guardians, and Occupy Love (directed by Velcrow Ripper). More...2022-05-2353 min
The End of TourismS1 #12 | Neoshamanism, Burning Man, and Scorched Earth Tourism | Daniel PinchbeckDaniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, and How Soon Is Now? From Personal Initiation to Global TransformationHe is a co-founder of the web magazine Reality Sandwich and of the website Evolver.net, and edited the North Atlantic Books publishing imprint Evolver Editions. He was featured in the documentary 2012: Time for Change, directed by Joao Amorim and produced by Mangusta Films. He is the founder of the think tank Center for Planetary Culture, which produced the...2022-04-2544 min
The End of TourismS1 #11 | The Anti-Conquest, Travel Writing, and Planetary Consciousness | Mary Louise PrattOn this episode, our guest is Mary Louise Pratt, a Professor Emerita at NYU and author of the pioneering decolonial work on travel writing entitled Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation. Her new book Planetary Longings is out now through Duke University Press.She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. Her research includes work on Latin American Literature and Latin American Studies, comparative literature, linguistics, literary theory, postcolonial studies, feminist and gender studies, anthropology, and cultural studies.Her publications include: Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation (1992; 2nd ed. 2007), a well-known...2022-04-041h 07
The End of TourismS1 #10 | Ecotourism, Catharsis, and Post-Capitalist Dreaming | Robert FletcherOn this episode, our guest is Robert Fletcher, an environmental anthropologist and author at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.Robert is based in the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. A former ecotourism guide, he is an environmental anthropologist with research interests in conservation, development, tourism, globalization, climate change, human-wildlife interaction, social and resistance movements, and non-state forms of governance. He uses a political ecology approach to explore how culturally-specific understandings of human-nonhuman relations and political economic structures intersect to inform patterns of natural resource use and conflict. 2022-03-1453 min