Tonni turisti e tonnaroti. L'isola mediterranea fra immaginario turistico e strategie locali: il caso di Favignana

The research focuses on the impact of tourism on the Sicilian island of Favignana. Through ethnographic description, the researcher finds out how tourism has transformed the local economy, the landscape and culture. The work analyses the famous “mattanza” in the tourist imaginary and in local reality, and explores how this tradition has been exploited for tourism consume, describes the encounter between locals and tourism and the narratives that locals have developed. Through the analysis of maps available for tourists, the researcher find different ways in which the locals are protecting themselves and some of the island’s spaces from the tourist sight.