Amusement park
When reading The Presence in the past I thought of the fact that Chichen Itza resembles an amusement park in …
El Barzón by Amparo Ochoates
Our journey to Hacienda Sotuta de Peon reminded me of an old Mexican song. El Barzón by Amparo Ochoa, is …
women depicted in Mexico
Throughout my time here in Mexico I wanted to immerse myself in the feminist movement. To be a woman in …
Why do we Take Pictures?
Last Wednesday we watched the documentary Cannibal Tours (O’Rourke, 1988). This film presented a complicated narrative following a group of …
Haciendas in Perspective
Very early on, when discussing haciendas, they were described as inherently bad–they ran off of forced indigenous labor. However, when …
Mexican Architecture
While walking around parts of Merida can be tiring, it has been exciting to see the more suburban parts of …
Superiority Complex of Tourists
After interacting with many locals and tourists, I noticed first-hand that tourists avoid learning the language and history. One local …
Cannibal Tours (Thomas Mooney)
“Cannibal Tours” is a 1988 documentary film directed by Australian filmmaker Dennis O’Rourke. It explores the phenomenon of cannibal tourism …
(5/27) Cannibal Tours – Western Tourism and Colonialism
The documentary Cannibal Tours (1988) shows inherently the issues with western tourism, schooling, economics, and the legacies of colonialism. When …