1st Edition

Everyday Practices of Tourism Mobilities Packing a Bag

By Kaya Barry Copyright 2018
126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

126 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The practice of packing a bag is a situation where subtle, daily processes can attune us to the relationships and experiences formed in mobile situations. There has been great attention to mundane and material practices in tourism, yet the process of packing, which is integral to any journey, remains unexamined. Everyday Practices of Tourism Mobilities: Packing a Bag expands on the... Read more

1. Introducing the array of actors 2. Everyday material practices of tourists 3. Mobile-spatial encounters 4. Moving with/in environments 5. Practices for future transitions

Biography

Kaya Barry is an Associate Lecturer at the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science, and member of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests include mobilities, tourism, creative arts practice, materiality, communication aesthetics, and environmental humanities.