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It is widely agreed that the habitants exert little control over what take place in touristic regions and are expected to make the necessary adaptations to this colonizing gaze (Maoz 2006, 234). I examine here the mutual gaze of both - hosts and visitors of the island Sumba in eastern Indonesia and I explore local people as equally powerful participators in handling with foreigners. Both sides, tourists and Sumbanese, tend to construct stereotyped, exotic and violent images of the "bloodthirsty" Other. Prejudices of tourists are formed by the guidebooks and stereotypes of Sumbanese originate in the historic experience with foreigners. Language barrier and transience of this cultural contact are factors which support the imagination of both groups. This paper also reveals findings from the underresearched area of backpack tourism within the context of ethnic tourism. |
