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Tourism Geographies: Space, Place and Lifestyle Mobilities
A one day seminar hosted by:
Centre for Leisure, Tourism and Society (CeLTS), UWE Bristol, UK
In conjunction with:
· Association of Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) Tourism Geographies Special Interest Group
· IGU Commission on the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change
· Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Date: Thursday, March 6th 2008
Venue: University of the West of England, Bristol, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY
Rationale
Following
the ‘spatial turn’ in the social sciences, there has been an increase
in attention to lifestyle-related mobility and the use, creation and
(re)presentation of space and place in tourism. These and other
developments in tourism studies are pushing the geographical analysis
of tourism activity to the fore. In terms of human geography, the
‘cultural’ turn has led to fresh examination of existing debates and
has advanced new theoretical ideas in cultural geography pertinent to
tourism studies. In addition, researchers in the fields of development,
economic, environmental, historical, political, social and urban
geography have turned their attention to tourism as an activity with
considerable global impact which merits multidisciplinary focus. In
turn, critical, feminist, Marxist, behaviouralist and other approaches
have diversified research in the tourism geographies field even
further. In such a rapidly changing area of study, there is a need to
review of the state of the art in tourism geographies in the UK and internationally, as well as for the creation of a debate forum which can develop this fruitful seam of work still further.
The
Centre for Leisure, Tourism and Society (CeLTS) at the University of
the West of England, Bristol would like to invite participation in a
one day seminar on the theme of ‘Tourism Geographies: Space, Place and
Lifestyle Mobilities’. The seminar will be followed by a short
inaugural meeting of the newly-formed ATLAS Tourism Geographies Special
Interest Group (SIG) and a book launch reception hosted by CeLTS.
Although
the main audience for the seminar is likely to be researchers,
lecturers and research students working in the tourism geographies
field, the event is also aimed at those interested in space, place and
tourism from the related disciplines of sociology, economics,
architecture, cultural policy, environmental management, heritage
studies, urban studies, planning studies, public policy, social policy
and transport policy.
Provisional programme
10.00 Opening session
Dr Julie Wilson, CeLTS
Professor Cara Aitchison, CeLTS
Professor Colin Fudge, UWE Bristol
10.15 Keynote presentation (Chair: Dr Tim Gale, CeLTS)
Transforming ‘the geography of tourism’ to ‘tourism geographies’: What role for applied tourism research?
Professor Stephen Page, University of Stirling
11.15 Coffee break
11.45 Keynote presentation (Chair: Dr Stroma Cole, CeLTS)
Title TBC
Professor Paul Cloke, University of Exeter (TBC)
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Parallel paper sessions
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Plenary session: Round table debate
The current state of research and scholarship in tourism geographies
Chair: Dr Greg Richards, CeLTS
Panel:
Professor Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu
Dr Jacky Tivers, Nottingham Trent University
Dr Erlet Cater, University of Reading
Professor Stephen Page, University of Stirling
17.00 Closing session
Professor Cara Aitchison, UWE Bristol
Dr Greg Richards, UWE Bristol
17.15 Seminar close
17.45 Inaugural meeting of the new ATLAS Tourism Geographies SIG
Convenors: Greg Richards, Julie Wilson and María Casado-Díaz
This session will establish the ATLAS Tourism Geographies SIG.
18.30 CeLTS
Book Launch Reception – all participants are very welcome to attend. A
light buffet supper will be available. The book launch includes volumes
recently published by members of CeLTS with Routledge, Ashgate, Channel
View, LSA and ATLAS
Paper presentations – submission
Short
(15 minute) parallel paper submissions are invited. As this is a one
day event, space will be very limited and therefore only those papers
that truly reflect the title of the seminar will be accepted. In
accordance with this, paper presentations should clearly state how they
relate to the tourism geographies field and should avoid lengthy
contextualisation / case studies in favour of presenting the main
empirical / theoretical contribution(s).
Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words. Up to five keywords may be specified.
Abstracts should contain the author(s) name, affiliation and contact details.
Abstracts should be sent to
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preferably as an email attachment in MS Word.
Key dates
Deadline for the submission of paper abstracts: 24th December 2007
Seminar: 6th March 2008
Full paper submission: June 30th, 2008
Publication:
Selected full papers will be published following the seminar.
Organizing committee:
Julie Wilson
Greg Richards
Cara Aitchison
Seminar fee:
(Includes buffet lunch, coffee breaks and evening reception)
General Participant: 95 GBP *
* A discount is available for members of the seminar’s collaborating organisations:
Association of Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS): 75 GBP
Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group IBG: 75 GBP
IGU Commission on the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change: 75 GBP
Leisure Studies Association: 75 GBP
ATHE – Association for Tourism In Higher Education: 75 GBP
(Please note that these membership discounts are not applicable to research student members of the collaborating organisations).
Research Student Participant: 45 GBP
(The
participation of research students is very welcome although discounted
student places will be limited to 20 on a first come-first served basis
after which point the general fee will apply).
Registration:
Registration details and further information about the event will be available shortly on the CeLTS website.
About CeLTS
The Centre for Leisure, Tourism and Society (CeLTS) is a designated research centre of the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Formed in 2006, CeLTS brings together a group of ten leading tourism
geographers and aims to develop and disseminate research addressing
processes, policies and practices of tourism, leisure and socio-spatial
change. CeLTS is characterized by its theoretically-informed applied
research conducted within a collaborative inter-disciplinary
environment focussed on four research themes, each with a focus on
social inclusion and sustainable development:
i. Identity, inclusion and social justice in tourism and leisure
ii. Tourism, culture and urban transformation
iii. Tourism, leisure and sustainable rural development
iv. Mobility, migration and new forms of tourism and leisure experience
CeLTS
is recognised for both its quality and volume of research. In the last
year alone (2006/07) CeLTS staff have authored and edited 17 books and,
since 2001, the group has published 128 refereed journal articles and
book chapters. In addition to academic research, CeLTS researchers
undertake a range of funded projects for clients in the public,
commercial and third sectors. Funded research projects have resulted in
published reports, policy documents, public inquiry expert witness
advice and a total of 140 conference presentations, including many
international invited keynote papers, since 2001. The Centre has
recently been awarded an ESRC grant for a Seminar Series on ‘Tourism,
Inequality and Social Justice’ to be hosted jointly during 2008 with
the University of Wales Institute Cardiff and Stirling University in Scotland.
Useful information
Getting to Bristol:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/visitors/gettingtobristol.shtml and
http://visitbristol.co.uk/site/travel/getting-to-bristol
Accommodation in Bristol:
http://visitbristol.co.uk/site/where-to-stay
How to get to Frenchay Campus:
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/maps/frenchay_directions.shtml
Further information will be available shortly on the CeLTS website! CeLTS = Centre for Leisure, Tourism and Society,
University of the West of England, Bristol
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