Week 7: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Week 7: Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
Date: Tue 9.30/Thu 10.2 
Read: DESTINATION—Ch. 6: Post – Ch. 10: The Delicate Art of Not Getting Killed; eR—“Thirteen Major Tourist Destinations Sick of Visitors” (Yahoo! News), “In Defense of Tourists” (Brown Political Review), “A Defense of Tourist Traps” (TravelByEmily), “Are Tourists Ruining Europe? How Locals Are Pushing Back” (Bloomberg), “‘They Don’t Want the Rabble Anymore:’ Why Europe is Rising Up Against Mass Tourism” (CNN)
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Infographics 101,” “Getting to Know Adobe Express”

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Week 8: Shanghai, China 
Date: Tue 10.7/Thu 10.9 
Read: DESTINATION—Ch. 11: Worst. Vacation. Ever. – Ch 16: On the Subject of Ghosts; eR—“My Barcelona is Being Destroyed by Mass Tourism–but Kicking Visitors Out Isn’t the Answer” (Guardian), “Why It's Time to Rethink What It Means to be a Tourist” (BBC News), “Why Tourists Ruin the Places They Visit” (TravelMatt), “What US Travelers Need to Know Amid Anti-Tourism Protests in Europe” (ABC News) 
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Inside the Toulmin Model” 
Due: ROGERIAN ARGUMENT/INFOGRAPHIC