A spirited critique of the cultural politics of the tourist age.
Or, why we are all tourists who hate tourists We've all been tourists at some point in our lives.
How is it we look so condescendingly at people taking selfies in front of the Tower of Pisa? Is there really much to distinguish the package holiday from hipster city-breaks to Berlin or Brooklyn? Why do we engage our free time in an activity we profess to despise? The World in a Selfie dissects a global cultural phenome.