Otherness, Othering and Space in Tourism Futures.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomassini, Lucia.

Series:

The Future of Tourism Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Channel View Publications, Limited, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines the concepts of otherness and othering in tourism, investigating how human and non-human actors are perceived within tourism spaces. It challenges traditional views, emphasising relationality and justice, and integrates future studies and theories to explore emerging trends, critical reflections and future scenarios for tourism.

Contents:

Intro

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/TOMASS9325

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

1 Introduction - Entangled with the Others: What are the Implications for Tourism Futures?

Outline of the Book

Part 1 - Theoretical Perspectives on Otherness, Processes of Othering and Space in Contemporary Tourism and its Future Development

Part 2 - Navigating Spatial Entanglements with the 'Other' and Implications for Tourism Futures

Part 3 - Views and Insights from Independent Researchers and Practitioners

Conclusive Reflections on Tourism Futures: Memos, Turning Points and Emerging Themes

References

Part 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Otherness, Processes of Othering and Space inContemporary Tourism andImplications for its FutureDevelopment

2 The Future of Tourism: Memos for this New Millennium

Introduction

On Lightness

On Quickness

On Exactitude

On Visibility

On Multiplicity

Conclusions

3 A Posthuman Theorisation of Otherness and Othering in Tourism and Migration

Posthumanism and the Posthuman

Posthumanism in Tourism

Posthuman Understandings of the

Posthuman understandings of migration in tourism to overcome an Ontology Strangers

Conclusions: Exploring Utopian and Dystopian Scenarios

The utopian scenario

The dystopian scenario

4 Animal Ethics and Cultural Relativism: Bridging 'Otherness' to Find Justice for Non-Human Animals in Tourism Futures

Captive Elephant-based Tourism, Otherness and Space

The Scales of Justice Framework and Captive Wildlife Tourism

Conclusion: Three Future Scenarios on Captive Elephant-based Tourism

Scenario 1: Deep justice, or a utopia for elephants

Scenario 2: Intermediate justice, or a step forward

Scenario 3: Shallow justice, or maintenance of the status quo

References.

5 Sugar Shacking Tourism Assemblage: Deterritorialization and Othering of Maple Trees in Complex Possible Futures

Sounds of Spring, Tasting the Hope of Summer

Assemblage Theory Becoming Method

From the Trees to the Food: Recoding in Time of Sugar-Making Activities

Along the Roads where the Tourists Flow

A Window on the Tourism Sugarhouse Activities

From the Sugar Shack to the Tourism Sugar House: Assemblage and Othering of the Maple Tree

Conclusions: Reassembling Tourism Futures in a Changing Climate

Dystopian scenario

Utopian scenario

Notes

Part 2 Navigating Spatial Entanglements with the 'Other' and Implications forTourism Futures

6. The Future of Rural Tourism and Leisure Literature: Perpetuating or Challenging the Othering of Farm Animals?

Farm Animals in Tourism and Leisure

Farm Animals in the Rural Space

Methodology

Farm Animal-Tourist Encounters

Discussion: Dystopian and Utopian Scenarios of Farm Animals in the Future of Tourism Literature

Perpetuating Othering: A dystopian scenario

Challenging Othering: A utopian scenario

Conclusion

7 Human and More-Than-Human Animal Mobilities in an Insecure World: A Critique of (De)Humanising Narratives and Implications for Alternative Futures

Tourism and Mobilities

The Refugees (in) Crisis

Companion Non-Human Animal Rescue Tourism

Methods

Findings

Companion nonhuman animal rescue tourism

For the love of dogs

Patience

Logistics

Travel and nonhuman animal companions

Critical discourse analysis of refugee and migrant news stories

The 'migrant crisis'

Newspaper orientations

Public comments

Discussion

Conclusions: Dystopian and Utopian Scenarios and Alternative Futures

Dystopian scenario: Dehumanising the other.

Utopian scenario: An inclusive understanding

Toward alternative futures

8 Encountering the 'Other': The Role of Underwater Photographers in Shaping the Futures of Regenerative Marine Tourism

Conceptual Framework

Spatial and Temporal Multispecies Connections: A Posthuman Approach to Marine Tourism

Underwater Wildlife Photography for Regenerative Tourism Development

Context of the research

Diving Tourism in Marine Protected Areas

Findings: Utopian Scenarios of Regenerative Diving Tourism Destinations

Signals and signposts for change

Diving and taking pictures: From hedonistic experience to responsible practice

The caring observer underwater

Balance between nature and society: How to achieve it?

Conclusion: The Futures of Regenerative Marine Tourism

9 Video Methods in Co-Creating Space for Non-Human Animals in Tourism Futures

Mobile Video Ethnography in the Field: Putting Booties on a Dog

Videography at a National Travel Fair: Disseminating Human-Animal Spaces

Non-Human Animals as Co-Creators of Tourism Space

Video Methods as a Means to Shed Light on the Co-Creation of Tourism Spaces

Mobile Video Ethnography: Gaining Access to the Intimate Spaces of Human-Animal Encounters in Tourism

Videography: Relational and Affective Qualities of Videos to Unlock New Ways of Co-Creating Tourism Spaces

Co-Creating More Inclusive Spaces in Tourism Futures Through Video Methods

Conclusions: Co-Creating Utopian Tourism Futures Through Videography

10 Exploring the Twilight Zone: Anthropology, Science Fiction and Tourism Futures in Urban Environments

Prologue - October 2022, Turin, Italy

The Anthropologist's Guide to the Galaxy

The MUFANT's Voyages

Epilogue - June 2023, Turin, Italy.

Conclusions: Envisioning Tourism Futures Through a Solarpunk Utopian Scenario

Acknowledgements

Part 3Views and Insights fromIndependent Researchersand Practitioners

11 Tourism, Urban Population and Othering: Critical Reflections and Forecasts for Italian Cultural Cities

Introduction: The Italian Urban Space

The Role of Tourism

Conclusions: The Future of Tourism in Italian Cultural Cities Through Dystopian and Utopian Forecasts

A dystopian tourism future for Italian cultural cities

A utopian tourism future for Italian cultural cities

12 The Space of Young Residents with a Migrant Background as Cross-Border Guides: The Project 'Rural Migrantour: Paths of Recovery'

Context and Project Rationale

The Five Project Locations

Camini, Calabria, Italy

Paraloup, Piemonte, Italy

Svilengrad, Bulgaria

Kythera, Greece

Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia

Training Cross-Border Guides

The Training Process: Combining Different Tools and Techniques

Oral history research

Counter-mapping

Co-creation

Multimedia production

Project Outcomes: Cross-Borders Guides and Intercultural Walks

Conclusions: Inclusive Cross-Border Cultural Tourism as a Utopian Forecast

13 Digital Worlds for Blue Tourism: The Case of Extended Realities in Tourism Futures

State of the Art

Exploring Scenarios: The Future of Blue Tourism in a Metaverse-Mediated World

Digital worlds for inclusivity and accessibility: A utopian scenario

processes and commodification: A dystopian scenario

Digital worlds for

14 Bridging Theory to Practice for an Ethical Animal-Based Tourism Future: The Case of the Italian Association ETICOSCIENZA

Introducing ETICOSCIENZA

Anthrozoology and Applied Ethology in Tourism.

The Human Fascination for 'Charismatic' Non-Human Animals: Observations from the Field

Conclusions: The Future of Animal-based Tourism via a Utopian Forecast

15 Conclusive Reflections on Tourism Futures: Memos, Turning Points and Emerging Themes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-84541-933-2

OCLC:

1536541629