1st Edition

Tourism Ethnographies Ethics, Methods, Application and Reflexivity

Edited By Hazel Andrews, Takamitsu Jimura, Laura Dixon Copyright 2019
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

How is ethnography practiced in the context of tourism? As a multi- and interdisciplinary area of academic enquiry, the use of ethnography to study tourism is found in an increasingly diverse number of settings.  This book is a collection of essays that discuss the practice of ethnography in tourism settings. Scholars from different countries share their work. Reflecting on their experiences,... Read more

1.  Doing Tourism Ethnography  2. “This Research Project is not Ready”: Ethics and Institutional Hurdles in a Neoliberal Era  3. Ethics of the Ethnographic Self in Nightlife Tourism Arenas  4. Autoethnography and Power in a Tourism Researcher Position: A Self-reflexive Exploration of Unawareness, Memories and Paternalism among Namibian Bushmen   5. ‘Crafting an entrance’. Gender’s Role in Gaining and Maintaining Access in Tourism Ethnography and Knowledge Creation  6. The Permanent and the Ephemeral in Tourism Fieldwork  7. Being in the Field in Bali: A Reflection on Fieldwork Challenges in Community-based Tourism Research  8. Pilgrimage Tourism and Cultural Route Team Ethnographies in the Iberian Peninsula: A Collaborative Study  9. Everyone Has a Traveller’s Tale to Tell: How Oral History can Contribute to Tourism Ethnography  10. Growing Me Growing You: Collaborative Student Fieldwork in Tourism Research  11. The Postmodern Turn in Tourism Ethnography: Writing against Culture  12. Afterword - Less than Easy Tourism Research in a World of Fun



 

Biography

Hazel Andrews is Reader in Tourism, Culture & Society at Liverpool John Moores University.





Takamitsu Jimura is Programme Leader for MSc International Tourism Management at Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan. His primary research interest is heritage tourism.





Laura Dixon is Programme Leader in Events Management at Liverpool John Moores University. Her primary research interest is British tourism in Spain.