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| Title | Tourism and the interpretation of colonial and slavery heritage in the Netherlands |
| Group | Cultural Geography Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 (MSc) |
| Supervisor(s) | Emmanuel Adu-Ampong
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| Examiner(s) | Prof. dr Edward Huijbens |
| Contact info | GEO thesis contact person Chih-Chen Trista Lin: chihchentrista.lin@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2020/01/01 |
| End date | 2022/12/31 |
| Description | In an increasing multicultural society, the stories we tell of the past can bring us together or pull us further apart. What now counts as heritage is not given but actively produced from the stories from the past that are open to interpretation, misunderstanding and contestations. In the Netherlands, there are ongoing public debates on how to remember the heritage associated with colonialism and slavery. Increasingly, such heritage sites being open for tourism, leisure and educational purposes. Which stories are (de)emphasised at such sites and what do visitors think of the stories told?
An MSc thesis project could focus on: • the colonial and slavery era stories that are (re)interpreted and presented on ‘free’ vs. ‘ticketed’ guided tours in Amsterdam • the affective responses of tourists to the stories told of colonial and slavery heritage in during tours • the affective engagement of tourists at the National Slavery Monument in Oosterpark, Amsterdam • the representations of colonial and slavery heritage in Dutch national museums such as the Rijksmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum and the Tropenmuseum This can be based on review of published literature and/or fieldwork in the Netherlands. |
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