The Paradox of Capital: Toward a Theory of Tourism Capital
Bachelor thesis
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This thesis takes theories of capital to the unique situation in order to qualitative
ly analyze existing
secondary literature on Cape Town and its tourism business and posit new theory is necessary to
account for the p
aradox of capital in Cape Town and to allow for a holistic understanding of how
ideas of capital can explain the inequaliti
es and power
-
relations
in emerging
slum tourism.
In this
special case study, black lack is central to ide
as of capital and consumption.
While studies to date
have focused on consumption of things, in this case, the slum tourism business is predicated on
co
nsumption of lack. Categories of capital are examined to show a relationship to this lack and the
unique position of Cape Town slum tours to theories of capital
, clas
s
and power
.
Ultimately,
emancipation in the slums is dependent on this shift in our idea
s of tourism capital, away from
materiality, and toward concepts like lack and absence of material goods.