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Thinking Allowed: Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty

02/10/2013

Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty

Laurie Taylor on the transformation of slums into visitor attractions. Also, food tourism.

Laurie Taylor explores the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into visitor attractions. Also, the backpacking food tourist.

Slum Tourism - the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into attractions for international tourists. Laurie Taylor talks to the sociologist, Bianca Freire-Medeiros, about 'Touring Poverty', her study of Rocinha, a district in Rio de Janeiro which is advertised as "the largest favela in Latin America." She talked to tour operators, guides, tourists and residents to explore the ethical and political questions raised by selling a glimpse into other peoples' poverty. Professor of Tourism Mobilities, Kevin Hannam, joins the discussion. Also, 'eating the world' - the geographer, Emily Falconer, discusses her research into the food driven impulses of backpacking tourists.

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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