
Slumming It
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Covering slums in Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok and multiple cities in South Africa, Kenya and India, Slumming It examines the roots and consequences of a growing phenomenon whose effects have ranged from gentrification and urban policy reform to the organization of international development and poverty alleviation. Controversially, Frenzel argues that the rise of slum tourism has drawn attention to important global justice issues, and is far more complex than we initially acknowledged.
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A provoking read, exceptional in its efforts to understand slum tourism as a global industry and a symbolic practice of valorisation. * Africa at LSE * One of the most interesting books on the "new tourisms" ... It deserves to be widely read and discussed and is worthy of a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the slum, in tourism and society, or in "the social question". * Anthropological Forum * Highly recommended. A stirring text on an emerging yet controversial niche form of tourism. * Choice * Slumming It resists reductive treatment of slum tourism as universally positive or negative. What it does raise the possibility of is "how tourism may contribute to a politics of solidarity". * Environment and Urbanization * The definitive book on the topic. * Forbes * Successfully weaves together economics, human geography and cultural studies in order to create a well-balanced analysis. * Impaktr * A well-argued case for building political projects out of what we have in common, rather than being immobilised by cultural difference. * VICE * Based on years of embedded fieldwork, Frenzel's book cuts through the powerful mythology surrounding the so-called slums, townships, and favelas as tourist attractions to construct a revelatory narrative of the relationship between poverty and tourism, exploitation and political activism. * Bianca Freire-Medeiros, author of Touring Poverty * A bold and carefully crafted analysis of slums and slum tourism. Theoretically grounded in the concepts of tourist valorization and local value regimes, it offers a nuanced and state of the art understanding of the nexus of tourism, slums and poverty. * Christian M. Rogerson, University of Johannesburg * Rich empirical evidence, expertly interrogated by notions of place valorisation, make this a fascinating piece of cutting-edge research on a fast emerging field of study. It makes a significant contribution to the available literature and is key reading for professionals and scholars alike. * Eveline Duerr, LMU Munich * This provocative and beautifully written study of slum tourism will transform your assumptions about the politics of slumming it. Drawing on rich ethnographic data, Frenzel carefully considers the activist potential of tourism to enact a relational politics of solidarity and care. * Imogen Tyler, author of Revolting Subjects * The reality of the slum is much fought over in commentary. Frenzel cuts through the confusion to evaluate the valorisation of poverty in tourism. With examples ranging across India, Brazil, Europe and South Africa, Frenzel offers an analysis, both comparative and detailed, that is a theoretically-informed advance on current scholarship. * John Hutnyk, author of The Rumour of Calcutta * Frenzel has written a very inspiring book, that is full of ideas and also deeply political. He opens up many new perspectives on slum tourism, and highlights its local and global dimensions. * Manfred Rolfes, University of Potsdam *More details
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2. Tourism and the Social Question
3. The Slum and the City
4. Value Practices and Tourist Falorization
5. Slums in Local Value Regimes
6. Disruptive Valorization: Putting Slums on the Map
7. Co-opting and Engineering Tourist Valorization: Policy and Real Estate Responses
8. Tourist Valorization in the Post-Fordist Care Regime
9. Slum Tourism and Political Activism
10. Conclusion
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