Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-10-2023
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Marcos Mendoza
Second Advisor
Enrique Cotelo
Third Advisor
Oliver Dinius
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Tourism has been a longstanding industry in La Pedrera, a rural beach town along the Atlantic coast of Rocha, Uruguay. The effects of recent forms of tourism massification in the form of los boliches and Carnaval have prompted residents to develop a local discourse and sociopolitical front against youth and mass tourism. This discourse has roots in the strong connection between residents and the environment that has shaped the development of the community as caretakers of the region. Such reasoning is based on interviews with La Pedrera locals, social media analysis, and articles for local and national newspapers in conjunction with pre-established works analyzing tourism theory in alternative tourism communities. This work not only adds to the growing repertoire of research on tourism theory and ethical tourism, but also highlights the necessity for intentional tourism development in areas where the industry is still growing.
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Gwendelyn, "Los Pedrenses: Alternative Tourism, the Spectacle of Youth, and Struggles for Local Authority in La Pedrera, Uruguay" (2023). Honors Theses. 2846.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2846
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