In search of ‘Other’ voices

On the need for non-Western (auto)ethnographic/(auto)biographical accounts of tourist culture

Bibliographic Data

ID22354571
AuthorsAnimesh Tripathi (0009-0007-7848-223X, University of Otago), Stuart Hayes (0000-0002-0232-6296, University of Otago), Hazel Tucker (0000-0001-8110-137X, University of Otago)
Year2020
Volume1
Issue1
Pages112-130
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Qualitative Research in Tourism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2632-9670 • E-ISSN: 2632-9689
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4337/jqrt.2020.01.06
OpenAlexW3109867305
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

With an increase in tourists originating from Asia, the geographies of tourism have changed considerably in recent decades. Arguably, however, tourism scholarship remains largely Western-centric. In this research note, we focus on one particular area of tourism scholarship where Western-centrism may be especially problematic: tourist culture. As part of this, we draw on a case study of ‘lifestyle travel’ to illustrate the need for more inclusive, diverse and non-Western-centric (auto)ethnographic/(auto)biographical studies in tourist culture scholarship. In so doing, we argue that such studies may be especially useful for capturing the stories of ‘Others’, thus helping to broaden our knowledge base in light of tourism’s shifting geographies

Ethnography · Media studies · Political science · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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