Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective

dc.contributor.authorRené, van der Duim
dc.contributor.authorChristine, Ampumuza
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T05:56:42Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T05:56:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstracthis 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 developmenten_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1013
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociety & Natural Resources An International Journalen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectactor-network theoryen_US
dc.subjectBwindi, gorilla tourismen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleGorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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