Becoming Cosmopolitan through Traveling? Some Anthropological Reflections
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It is widely believed that a cosmopolitan outlook or disposition—adesirable contemporary form of cultural capital—is acquired largelythrough experience, especially transnational travel. Anthropologists,among others, have argued that travel is a fundamental aspect of cosmopolitanism. Travel-for-leisure or tourism around the globe could thusbe seen as a prime example of cosmopolitanism-as-practice, allowingpeople to accumulate knowledge about ‘Other’ worlds (including foodways). Global tourism marketing indeed encourages tourists to think thatthe very act of travel and encounter with cultural ‘Others’ guarantees abroadened cosmopolitan horizon—a fashionable commodity in and ofitself—and greater intercultural understanding. This imaginary createsexpectations that stimulate local differentiation and the resurgence of(ethnic) identities, but also leads to conflicting narratives of natural andcultural heritage. Tourism discourse often shrewdly exaggerates thepower of difference while neglecting and obfuscating the power of commonality. This paper addresses the question whether travelling is really anecessary condition to become cosmopolitan. Travel signifies not only ageographical movement across landscapes and cultures, but also animaginative journey in which wonderment about those who live, think,eat, and behave differently makes it possible to see the world in a differentlight. This involves sustained efforts towards nurturing open-mindedness.
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It is widely believed that a cosmopolitan outlook or disposition—adesirable contemporary form of cultural capital—is acquired largelythrough experience, especially transnational travel. Anthropologists,among others, have argued that travel is a fundamental aspect of cosmopolitanism. Travel-for-leisure or tourism around the globe could thusbe seen as a prime example of cosmopolitanism-as-practice, allowingpeople to accumulate knowledge about ‘Other’ worlds (including foodways). Global tourism marketing indeed encourages tourists to think thatthe very act of travel and encounter with cultural ‘Others’ guarantees abroadened cosmopolitan horizon—a fashionable commodity in and ofitself—and greater intercultural understanding. This imaginary createsexpectations that stimulate local differentiation and the resurgence of(ethnic) identities, but also leads to conflicting narratives of natural andcultural heritage. Tourism discourse often shrewdly exaggerates thepower of difference while neglecting and obfuscating the power of commonality. This paper addresses the question whether travelling is really anecessary condition to become cosmopolitan. Travel signifies not only ageographical movement across landscapes and cultures, but also animaginative journey in which wonderment about those who live, think,eat, and behave differently makes it possible to see the world in a differentlight. This involves sustained efforts towards nurturing open-mindedness.
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