Resistance to settler colonialism in Palestine through tourism
The case of Kairos 'Come and See', Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2969646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rami K Isaac (0000-0002-3052-0168, Breda University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), C M Hall (0000-0002-7734-4587, University of Canterbury), Michael C Hall |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Settler Colonial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1838-0743 • E-ISSN: 2201-473X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2201473x.2025.2485532 |
| OpenAlex | W4409186551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Settler colonialism has been theorised as a form of oppression and domination distinct from other colonisation and imperialism processes. This paper aims to deconstruct settler colonialism domination by illuminating both the power of oppression and the power of resistance in Palestine and in the establishment by Israel of settler colonial tourismscapes. Building on Foucault’s examination of power and resistance, settler colonialism is theorised as a disciplinary, bio-power, and sovereign power, and the paper explores how different stakeholders resist the dominant settler discourse in a tourism context. Theoretically, this study contributes to understanding settler colonialism and tourism through the lens of power and resistance. The outcomes of the study find that Israel has contributed to the reorganisation of Palestine as a Jewish homeland and suppress stories of colonial brutality and oppression while selling imaginary geographies that normalise the presence of Jewish settlers in Palestine. Findings also shed some light on how Palestinian tourism initiatives, such as the Kairos Palestine in Bethlehem, produce spaces of constructed Palestinian visibility through tourism. This initiative highlights how alternative tours through the ‘Come and See’ experience might contribute to the re-articulation and reordering of venues, thereby forming a counter-discourse and resistance
Ancient history · Colonialism · Epistemology · Kairos · Palestine · Political science · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Tourism · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |