Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective
his article performs actor-network theory (ANT) to examine the development of gorilla tourism at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. We depict a number of translations in which gorillas were designated and enrolled as coexisting with local livelihood practices, as ‘‘trophies’’ in the hunti...
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| author | René, van der Duim Christine, Ampumuza |
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| description | his article performs actor-network theory (ANT) to examine the development of
gorilla tourism at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. We depict a number
of translations in which gorillas were designated and enrolled as coexisting with local
livelihood practices, as ‘‘trophies’’ in the hunting network, ‘‘man’s closest neighbor’’
in the scientific network, ‘‘endangered species’’ in the conservation network, and
finally, through habituation processes, became part of the tourism network. These
five versions of the ‘‘gorilla’’ network show how gorillas are shaped in and by the
relations in which they reside. By examining Bwindi in terms of ANT’s notions of
ordering, materiality, and multiplicity, we not only show how gorilla tourism has
gained permanence and popularity, but also draw attention to new ways of thinking
about actors and agency in tourism, conservation, and development |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-10132024-01-17T04:44:53Z Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective René, van der Duim Christine, Ampumuza actor-network theory Bwindi, gorilla tourism Uganda his article performs actor-network theory (ANT) to examine the development of gorilla tourism at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. We depict a number of translations in which gorillas were designated and enrolled as coexisting with local livelihood practices, as ‘‘trophies’’ in the hunting network, ‘‘man’s closest neighbor’’ in the scientific network, ‘‘endangered species’’ in the conservation network, and finally, through habituation processes, became part of the tourism network. These five versions of the ‘‘gorilla’’ network show how gorillas are shaped in and by the relations in which they reside. By examining Bwindi in terms of ANT’s notions of ordering, materiality, and multiplicity, we not only show how gorilla tourism has gained permanence and popularity, but also draw attention to new ways of thinking about actors and agency in tourism, conservation, and development Kabale University 2023-02-22T05:56:42Z 2023-02-22T05:56:42Z 2014 Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1013 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf application/pdf Society & Natural Resources An International Journal |
| spellingShingle | actor-network theory Bwindi, gorilla tourism Uganda René, van der Duim Christine, Ampumuza Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title | Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title_full | Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title_short | Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective |
| title_sort | gorilla tourism in bwindi impenetrable national park uganda an actor network perspective |
| topic | actor-network theory Bwindi, gorilla tourism Uganda |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1013 |
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