TOUR 2P31 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cape Coast Castle, Educational Entertainment, Age 12
18 Mar 2018
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Roots (1976: author traced his roots back to african village, story of kunta kinteh captured and sold into slavery in the us, made into tv miniseries. Slavery and the return of the black diaspora: tourism in ghana: diaspora, a group that has been disturbed outside its traditional homeland, analysis of the meeting between african american tourists who return to the mother. Africa, specifically elmina castle on the coast of ghana and the locals- akan-speaking. Fanti: culture on tour- e. brunner (1995) Tourism as commerce: generally, ghanaians welcome tourist however some have concerns over behaviour, tourist safety issue, concern over photography, begging for money, commercial nature of visit. Cultural revival: led to increase in ghanaians interest over own culture, crafts, cultural expressions-dancing, drumming, musical performance, festivals. Interpretation is a process of communicating to people the significance of a place so they can enjoy it more, understand its importance, and develop a positive attitude towards conservation.
