Eric S Boyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 6805025 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric S Boyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric S |
| FAMILY NAME | Boyd |
| SIGNATURE | BOYD E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4436-5856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mining heritage gone wrong: A study of disappointed tourists at China’s national mine parks
Mine parks are a late twentieth-century addition to the global heritage repertoire.To date, most studies of visitor experiences at mining heritage sites focus on tourists who appreciate their outings.Yet mine parks do not satisfy all those who visit.What goes wrong for those who visit these destinations and feel disappointed, and how do they express their displeasure?We answer this question by scrutinising the online negative reviews of tourists …
Memorialisation and its denial: Slow resistance through derealisation in Kiruna, Sweden
This paper demonstrates the role that Judith Butler's concept of derealisation has to play in the analysis of slow and structural violence within extractivism.I deploy derealisation to examine the denial of public mourning and memorialisation of the evacuated and ruined former city centre of Kiruna, Sweden, by the mining company LKAB.Kiruna is home to the largest underground iron-ore mine in the world.The ore-body extends over two kilometres dire…
Mining for tourists in China: A digital ethnography of user-generated content from coal mining heritage parks
Mine parks and industrial heritage are relatively recent tourism phenomena, emerging in Europe and North America during the midtwentieth century.In the People's Republic of China, government officials undertook large-scale promotion of mining heritage between 2005 and 2021, when 88 former state-sector mines were designated national parks.From an official vantage point, transforming former extractive industries into heritage sites helped communiti…
Disagreeing well in an unparadigmatic field: A response to Bodin (2021)
Memorialisation and its denial: Slow resistance through derealisation in Kiruna, Sweden
This paper demonstrates the role that Judith Butler's concept of derealisation has to play in the analysis of slow and structural violence within extractivism.I deploy derealisation to examine the denial of public mourning and memorialisation of the evacuated and ruined former city centre of Kiruna, Sweden, by the mining company LKAB.Kiruna is home to the largest underground iron-ore mine in the world.The ore-body extends over two kilometres dire…
Mining for tourists in China: A digital ethnography of user-generated content from coal mining heritage parks
Mine parks and industrial heritage are relatively recent tourism phenomena, emerging in Europe and North America during the midtwentieth century.In the People's Republic of China, government officials undertook large-scale promotion of mining heritage between 2005 and 2021, when 88 former state-sector mines were designated national parks.From an official vantage point, transforming former extractive industries into heritage sites helped communiti…
Disagreeing well in an unparadigmatic field: A response to Bodin (2021)
Memorialisation and its denial: Slow resistance through derealisation in Kiruna, Sweden
This paper demonstrates the role that Judith Butler's concept of derealisation has to play in the analysis of slow and structural violence within extractivism.I deploy derealisation to examine the denial of public mourning and memorialisation of the evacuated and ruined former city centre of Kiruna, Sweden, by the mining company LKAB.Kiruna is home to the largest underground iron-ore mine in the world.The ore-body extends over two kilometres dire…
Mining for tourists in China: A digital ethnography of user-generated content from coal mining heritage parks
Mine parks and industrial heritage are relatively recent tourism phenomena, emerging in Europe and North America during the midtwentieth century.In the People's Republic of China, government officials undertook large-scale promotion of mining heritage between 2005 and 2021, when 88 former state-sector mines were designated national parks.From an official vantage point, transforming former extractive industries into heritage sites helped communiti…
Mining heritage gone wrong: A study of disappointed tourists at China’s national mine parks
Mine parks are a late twentieth-century addition to the global heritage repertoire.To date, most studies of visitor experiences at mining heritage sites focus on tourists who appreciate their outings.Yet mine parks do not satisfy all those who visit.What goes wrong for those who visit these destinations and feel disappointed, and how do they express their displeasure?We answer this question by scrutinising the online negative reviews of tourists …
Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · China (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)