In Namibia's growing ecotourism industry, the Haiǀǀom and!Xung San peoples face an important contradiction: they are marketed as 'authentic' stewards of nature—primordial guardians untouched by modernity—yet must embrace the very capitalist systems their tourism represents to survive economically. This tension reveals more profound problems with how Western consumers approach Indigenous cultures. Tourists seeking such 'authentic'…Read more New book chapter about Indigenous agency in Namibian ecotourism
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New book chapter: History and social complexities for San at Tsintsabis resettlement farm, Namibia
Happy to share with you my latest book chapter written together with Moses ǁKhumûb, about the Tsintsabis resettlement farm, Namibia. You can find it under Publications, open access as usual. The chapter is part of a much larger project named Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast: Conservation Histories, Policies and Practices in North-west Namibia. Thanks…Read more New book chapter: History and social complexities for San at Tsintsabis resettlement farm, Namibia