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Much of the existing literature seeks to make sense of tourism
based on singular approaches such as visuality, identity, mobility,
performance and globalised consumption. What is missing, however,
is an overarching framework within which these valuable approaches
can be located. This book offers one such framework using the
concept of dwelling taken from Heidegger and Ingold as the starting
point from which to consider the interrelatedness of being,
dwelling and tourism. The anthropological focus at the core of the
book is infused with multidisciplinary perspectives that draw on a
variety of subjects including philosophy, material cultural studies
and cultural geography. The main themes include sensuous, material,
architectural and earthly dwelling and each chapter features a
discussion of the unifying theoretical framework for each theme,
followed by an illustrative focus on specific aspects of tourism.
This theoretically substantive book will be of interest to anyone
involved with tourism research from a wide range of disciplines
including anthropology, sociology, geography, cultural studies,
leisure studies and tourist studies.
The role of the body and the concept of embodiment have largely
been neglected in anthropological studies of tourism. This book
explores the notion of the tourist body and develops understanding
of how touristic practice is embodied practice, not only for
tourists but also for those who work in tourism. This book provides
a more holistic understanding of the role of the body in making and
re-making self and world by engaging with tourism. This collection
brings together scholars whose work intersects with the
anthropology of tourism who each draw upon ethnographically
informed research based on international case studies that include
India, Turkey, Australia and Tasmania, Denmark, the United States,
Nepal, France, Italy, South Africa and Spain. The case studies
focus on a variety of themes including human and nonhuman 'bodies'.
The range of case studies gives the book an international appeal
that makes it valuable to academic researchers and students in the
disciplines of social anthropology, cultural geography, sociology,
philosophy and the field of tourism studies itself.
What does 'heritage' mean in the twenty-first century? Traditional
ideas of heritage involve places where objects, landscapes, people
and ideas are venerated and reproduced over time as an inheritance
for future generations. To speak of heritage is to speak of a
relationship between the past, the present and the future. However,
it is a past recreated for economic gain, hence sectors such as
culinary tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism and film tourism
have employed the heritage label to attract visitors. This
interdisciplinary book furthers understanding on how heritage is
socially constructed, interpreted and experienced within different
geographic and cultural contexts, in both Western and non-Western
settings. Subjects discussed include Welsh linguistic heritage,
tango, mushroom tourism, Turkish coffee, literary tourism and the
techniques employed to construct tourist accommodation. By focusing
upon heritage creation in the context of tourism, the book moves
beyond traditional debates about 'authentic heritage' to focus on
how something becomes heritage for use in the present. This timely
volume will be of interest to students and researchers in tourism,
heritage studies, geography, museum studies and cultural studies.
Rethinking Drinking and Sport examines the complex nature of
sport-related drinking. With close attention to the contradictory
nature of sport-related drinking, this book considers both 'the
problem' of drinking in sport, as well as some of the issues for
treatment and recovery that sports-related drinking presents.
Bringing together a range of methodological and theoretical debates
that address the relationships between alcohol and sport,
Rethinking Drinking and Sport draws on rich new interview material
with fans and both drinking and non-drinking sportsmen and women,
as well as documentary and media sources. Based on research across
a variety of sports in the UK and Australia, Rethinking Drinking
and Sport explores not only the relationship between alcohol, fans,
participants and industry, but also questions of gender and
identity to provide fresh insights into the complex relationships
between drinking and sport. Examining possible directions for
health and public policy in relation to sport-related drinking,
this book will appeal to social scientists and policy makers with
interests in consumption, leisure, sport, drinking, and health.
What does 'heritage' mean in the twenty-first century? Traditional
ideas of heritage involve places where objects, landscapes, people
and ideas are venerated and reproduced over time as an inheritance
for future generations. To speak of heritage is to speak of a
relationship between the past, the present and the future. However,
it is a past recreated for economic gain, hence sectors such as
culinary tourism, ecotourism, cultural tourism and film tourism
have employed the heritage label to attract visitors. This
interdisciplinary book furthers understanding on how heritage is
socially constructed, interpreted and experienced within different
geographic and cultural contexts, in both Western and non-Western
settings. Subjects discussed include Welsh linguistic heritage,
tango, mushroom tourism, Turkish coffee, literary tourism and the
techniques employed to construct tourist accommodation. By focusing
upon heritage creation in the context of tourism, the book moves
beyond traditional debates about 'authentic heritage' to focus on
how something becomes heritage for use in the present. This timely
volume will be of interest to students and researchers in tourism,
heritage studies, geography, museum studies and cultural studies.
The role of the body and the concept of embodiment have largely
been neglected in anthropological studies of tourism. This book
explores the notion of the tourist body and develops understanding
of how touristic practice is embodied practice, not only for
tourists but also for those who work in tourism. This book provides
a more holistic understanding of the role of the body in making and
re-making self and world by engaging with tourism. This collection
brings together scholars whose work intersects with the
anthropology of tourism who each draw upon ethnographically
informed research based on international case studies that include
India, Turkey, Australia and Tasmania, Denmark, the United States,
Nepal, France, Italy, South Africa and Spain. The case studies
focus on a variety of themes including human and nonhuman 'bodies'.
The range of case studies gives the book an international appeal
that makes it valuable to academic researchers and students in the
disciplines of social anthropology, cultural geography, sociology,
philosophy and the field of tourism studies itself.
Much of the existing literature seeks to make sense of tourism
based on singular approaches such as visuality, identity, mobility,
performance and globalised consumption. What is missing, however,
is an overarching framework within which these valuable approaches
can be located. This book offers one such framework using the
concept of dwelling taken from Heidegger and Ingold as the starting
point from which to consider the interrelatedness of being,
dwelling and tourism. The anthropological focus at the core of the
book is infused with multidisciplinary perspectives that draw on a
variety of subjects including philosophy, material cultural studies
and cultural geography. The main themes include sensuous, material,
architectural and earthly dwelling and each chapter features a
discussion of the unifying theoretical framework for each theme,
followed by an illustrative focus on specific aspects of tourism.
This theoretically substantive book will be of interest to anyone
involved with tourism research from a wide range of disciplines
including anthropology, sociology, geography, cultural studies,
leisure studies and tourist studies.
In cities around the world, in parks and roadways, people are
taking part in sporting charity challenges. Corporate sponsorship
has transformed these events into philanthropic endeavours that
bring corporate marketing strategies together with medical research
and social care agendas. Despite this growth in popularity, little
academic attention has paid attention to the ways in which gendered
labour shapes the nature of sports-charity events. Sports Charity
and Gendered Labour explores a series of questions about the
meaning and politics of physical activity, and notions of gender,
labour and responsibility.Drawing upon auto-ethnography, studies of
major events, in-depth interviews, and analysis of social media,
Sports Charity and Gendered Labour provides examples for teaching
and knowledge sharing across analyses of gender, sport, leisure,
health and wellbeing in ways that will have broad relevance to a
range of audiences.
Within the tourism industry there is a growing consensus on the
need for research to investigate the economic, social and
environmental impacts of tourism. However, existing research
methods texts are based solely on either the business approach or
the social science approach to tourism. They often fail to provide
real world examples of how to plan, implement or analyze tourism
related research. This book aims to address this divide by
integrating theory with practice through the inclusion of specific
tourism research case studies alongside research theory. It
considers a wide range of research issues, approaches and
techniques with contributions from both experienced and new
researchers.
"Lifts the analysis out of the nuts and bolts of sports policy and
into some really thought-provoking areas which will equip the
policy maker for the challenges of the 21st century" - Dominic
Malcolm, Loughborough University "This is an excellent analysis of
the significance of globalisation for national sport policy and
especially of the impact of global processes at the local
socio-cultural level" - Barrie Houlihan, Loughborough University
Drawing upon a range of empirical case studies, Catherine Palmer
situates sports policy within a broader consideration of global
processes, practices and consequences, exploring the relationship
between: the local and the global globalization and governance new
technologies human rights the environment corporate responsibility.
In doing so she sets out the ground for an understanding of policy
making in sport and how this affects society. Covering both theory
and practice, it is a detailed and thought provoking resource for
students of sports policy, sports development, sports management
and sports studies.
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