Vol-Mourad Mergaoui
Sessions in which Vol-Mourad Mergaoui attends
Saturday 19 June, 2021
(In French with simultaneous translation)The increase in tourist numbers in certain places that have become "destinations" has recently brought to the forefront the old paradigm of destructive tourism. Here and there, people denounce not only the invasion of living environments and the transformation of urban functions according to tourist expectations, but also the destruction of heritage through the alteration of its authenticity. Such an assertion, based on the original purity of a true...
Sunday 20 June, 2021
Justice entails concepts of fairness, reasonableness, honesty, and integrity, going beyond the more basic premises of “acceptability” or “lawfulness.” We invite proposals for a special track on animal justice, where we will explore meanings of and means to achieve justice for non-human animal actors within tourism.
Entomotourism: Recognising and Acknowledging the Role of Insects in TourismbyRaynale Harvey Lemelin Each year millions of people visit butterfly pavilions, insectariums and bee museums around the world. Elsewhere, thousands of peoples visit monarch butterfly congregations and participate in guided firefly outings. Also known as entomotourism, insect-focused activities can also involve the pursuit of specific insectsfor one’s specimen collection, deliberately attracting ce...
The Virtual Animal: What does Digital Technology Mean for Animal Justice?byErica von EssenLara TickleAnke FischerThe reach of digital technology into animal lives has enabled remote relations of intimacy between humans and non-human animals. This relation is championed as less invasive, more sustainable, and better informed than physical encounters with animals, who may experience stress from repeat tourism and visitor pressure. Nevertheless, the turn toward...
Mobile Video Ethnography for Evoking Animal Agency in Tourismby Mikko ÄijäläMethodologies to account for agency of animals in tourism are still in their infancy. This study extends developments that have sought to enrich methodologies for accounting multispecies encounters in tourism to argue that methods relying solely on talk and text-based accounts struggle to appreciate the moving encounters of human and non-human animals. Hence, t...
Morality on Holiday: Inspiring ethical behavior in animal-based tourism through nonmoral valuesbyCarol KlineandBob FischerDespite the progression of animal welfare within the tourism literature and the industry itself, a significant change in public behavior remains to be seen. Anthropocentric views of animals as objects is still widespread. This paper proposes a new approach to engaging the public in ethical behaviors by meeting visitors where they are in terms...
Crafty women: Exploring emotional labor within the craft beer industrybySarah FrankelStefanie BenjaminandCarrie StephensI think a lot of male brewers already know that we as female brewers are already trying to prove ourselves because we already kind of feel as though we weren't really supposed to be at the party … so I'm going to show you why I'm supposed to be here. – ‘Jack’The origins of beer brewing are steeped in thousands of y...
LGBTQ Tourism in Thailand: towards more legal rights or an example of pinkwashing?byAlex VeilleuxandAnne Marie Van BroeckIn the last few years, there has been a growing literature on LGBTQ tourism. This literature mostly covers the LGBTQ market with regard to tourism and the economic impact of LGBTQ tourism for the destination since it is considered to be the fastest growing market in the world. Because of the recognition of this niche marke...