Tourism is thus viewed as a frivolous area of culture play which ought to be avoided by serious scholars. The current CCMS post- graduate students are appreciated for affording me an opportunity to present part of my work before them for peer-review. The first model assumes that identity is intrinsic, originary and essentialistic; identity is defined by a common origin or a common structure of experience or both. Zebra were abundant in the Mara. I had a great time.
We went on a lovely hike down Table Mountain, learned about South Africa's history at Robben Island and explored the unique plants at the Kirstenbosch garden. Our research team comprised six postgraduate students drove to the Valley of a Thousand Hills in September for a two- hour Zulu cultural exhibition. I think they do a fantastic job with the limited resources in the area and the climate. Highlights at Mala Mala included our first leopard sighting which we tracked for quite awhile, seeing our first rhinos, getting very close to a lion and leopard. From early on, warriorhood and war were among the dominant images of the Zulu presented in the stereoscopic reality. Mombo we got to see the wild dog and the jackals together twice and great pics of her. Given that both Belinda and Bregin reveal that they met due to research trips facilitated by CCMS led by Tomaselli they at least needed to make reference to previous works that have emanated from similar encounters similarly facilitated before.
