Concurrent session 3a : SPECIAL TRACK: BI-POC issues in tourism, travel and mobility
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Tourism RESET will be leading a special track: BI-POC issues in tourism, travel, and mobility. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BI-POC) have endured racial inequalities, segregation and systemic racism for centuries. Globally, travel and tourism has been overpoweringly White-washed, leaving limited room to highlight the experiences and voices of traditionally marginalized groups, the result lending itself to complete invisibility of BI-POC people in the travel sphere.We invite proposals for a special track on BI-POC issues in tourism, travel, and mobility – taking a deeper look into the nexus of marginalized travelers and the representation of BI-POC faces and counter-narratives within a predominantly White-washed touristic landscape.
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Living in a Black and White world: The value of reflexivity in social equity researchby Alana Dillette and Stefanie BenjaminThough more than fifty years post segregation, the current political landscape in the U.S. suggests that many Americans are still living in a ‘Black and White’ world. Therefore, when two tourism scholars decided to take on the historically White washed tourism industry – it was not smooth sailing. This work uses the meth...
Racialized Mobility and Tourism Justice in Jim Crow America: The Negro Motorist Green Book as Archive, Map, and MemorialbyDerek H. Alderman, Ethan Bottone, Joshua InwoodThere is a lengthy history and a continuing legacy of tourism being a site for racialization within the United States (Benjamin and Dillette 2021). Controlling and curtailing the mobility of Black Americans was foundational to the development of a modern, White-dominated American travel industry. These inj...
Confronting the Panopticon: A Case Study of Marketing Activities of Outdoor Nature and Adventure Service Providers in IranbyMahshad Akhoundoghli and Karla A. Boluk The development of a national online social media platform referred to as “Halal net” by the Iranian governmenthas served torestrict access to themany popular instant messaging applications, monitor the sharing of photographs, and communication channels commonly used by outdoor nature and adventure tourism serv...
Quilombola Tourism: The Quest for Recognition, Justice, and Development in the African DiasporabyCarla Guerron MonteroIn December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015-2024 the International Decade for People of African Descent, with the theme “Recognition, Justice, and Development.” While such proclamations by multilateral organizations are often merely symbolic, this one promotes awareness of the enduring history of resistance to oppression by people...
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