Anthropologist & Author
Dr. Anna L. Tsing
Anthropologist & Author
Dr. Anna L. Tsing is a cultural anthropologist known for her research on globalization and the economic impacts of tourism, particularly in marginalized communities.
Global Business / Economy
Is Tourism Gentrification Destroying the Economies It Claims to Support — or Is That a Narrative Pushed by People Who Already Got There First?Does tourism gentrify the very cities it's meant to help, or is that narrative shaped by those who already benefited? Urban theorist Richard Florida, anthropologist Dr. Anna L. Tsing, and global cities expert Dr. Greg Clark debate whether tourism displaces communities or can be structured to include them.