In my latest article, led by Elke Zweers, we explore how the concept of tourism authenticity is shaped by spectacular representations that both attract and obscure the realities of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa. By innovatively applying Debord's 'spectacle' and Lacanian psychoanalysis, we reveal how these narratives create a compelling yet…Read more New article out in a special issue of Political Geography, named ‘Enjoying contradictions: The spectacular fantasy of tourism authenticity in southern Africa’
wildlife-conservation
A short and sweet spinoff article about Intimidation
Today, a short article about intimidation was published in Current Conservation, which is a spin-off from last year's article in Conservation Biology. It's a quick and easy read: https://www.currentconservation.org/intimidation-of-social-scientists-in-conservation/. Thanks Nowella Anyango-van Zwieten for leading this!
Interview in Resource about culling elephants
The following is an interview with me in my university's magazine Resource about culling elephants in Namibia and Zimbabwe: https://www.resource-online.nl/index.php/2023/06/17/we-didnt-let-them-silence-us/?lang=en. Happy to see this is out now, the interview was in October last year. Thanks Marieke Enter for all your work on this! ‘The criticism is pure colonialism’ Culling elephants in southern Africa Marieke Enter…Read more Interview in Resource about culling elephants
Check out two recent articles on The Conversation
I published two articles in the well-known and academically grounded news page The Conversation over the last months. The first is about doing research among Indigenous groups and the second is about the unsustainability of the wildlife economy, which is gaining popularity in southern Africa. The latter is based on a special issue I co-edited…Read more Check out two recent articles on The Conversation
The unsustainability of the southern African wildlife economy
Stasja Koot, Lerato Thakholi, Bram Büscher Southern Africa’s wildlife economy is often hailed as a major success and model to be emulated. Using biodiversity and wildlife as the basis for economic growth is seen to both increase wildlife numbers and economic revenue, leading to sustainable economic development. But does it actually do that? A recent…Read more The unsustainability of the southern African wildlife economy
Stasja Koot 