Anthropology 2272F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Shea Butter, Eurocentrism, Dogon People

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2272F/G
• Professor: Ian Puppe

Document Summary

Chapter 3: heritage and tourism: contested discourses in djenne, a world heritage. This chapter explores the effect tourism has on the conceptualisation and management of cultural heritage in the town of djenne , a world heritage site in. Cultural organisation) world heritage list, a debate has arisen about what its. World heritage status means, and the consequences for the lives of ordinary residents. Since the town"s inclusion on unesco"s (united nations educational, scientific and expectations and future strategies to preserve the town"s cultural heritage. 1988 the town constituted inscription on the unesco"s world heritage list due to. Argued that many tourists coming to djenne are motivated by the desire for an emotional authenticity that takes them beyond a purely visual apprehension of the town. Decreased rainfall and river levels and the subsequent impact on fish stocks has led to a weaker concentration of calcified fish bones that, reputedly, made the mud resistant.