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It is interesting to note that only a week after the British press were proclaiming a new awareness of and sensitivity to issues of race and racism, reporting of the tourist killings in Uganda has been drawn upon the old reservoir of racist imagery. The Hutu rebels have been widely depicted as 'primitive savages' governed by the 'law of the jungle' and prone to cannibalism etc. Pictures of Hutu rebels alongside gorillas etc. The horrific nature of the crimes committed means that such a critique is not really heard, yet the issue highlights the enormity of the challenge facing institutions and individuals in recognising and eliminating racism. Alastair ******************************************* Alastair Owens Lecturer in Human Geography Department of Environment, Geography and Geology University of Luton Park Square Luton Bedfordshire LU1 3JU Tel: 01582 489298 (2298 internal) E-mail: [log in to unmask] ******************************************* %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%