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’
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New book review about an important book by journalist Olivier van Beemen: Ondernemers in het wild: Het ontluisterende verhaal van een club witte weldoeners in Afrika.
This is a short book review in the Open Access journal the Journal of Political Ecology, about Van Beemen's book that he wrote (in Dutch) about the ideology, politics, activities and struggles of conservation giant African Parks. There are now French and German translations available, English is on the way. I highly recommend the book…Read more New book review about an important book by journalist Olivier van Beemen: Ondernemers in het wild: Het ontluisterende verhaal van een club witte weldoeners in Afrika.
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
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
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
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