Despite the recent increase in scholarly activity regarding
travel writing and the accompanying proliferation of publications
relating to the form, its ethical dimensions have yet to be
theorized with sufficient rigour.
Drawing from the disciplines of anthropology, linguistics,
literary studies and modern languages, the contributors in this
volume apply themselves to a number of key theoretical questions
pertaining to travel writing and ethics, ranging from
travel-as-commoditization to encounters with minority languages
under threat. Taken collectively, the essays assess key critical
legacies from parallel disciplines to the debate so far, such as
anthropological theory and postcolonial criticism. Also considered,
and of equal significance, are the ethical implications of the form
s parallel genres of writing, such as ethnography and journalism.
As some of the contributors argue, innovations in these genres have
important implications for the act of theorizing travel writing
itself and the mode and spirit in which it continues to be
conducted. In the light of such innovations, how might ethical
theory maintain its critical edge?
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