CRITICAL TOURISM STUDIES
Critical Tourism Studies 7 ● June 25–29, 2017 ● Palma de Mallorca, Spain
UNDERSTAND TOURISM – CHANGE TOURISM
UNDERSTAND OURSELVES – CHANGE OURSELVES
Call for Contributions
Welcome to a critical and hopeful dialogue about contexts, moralities, knowledges, the world, and the self.
We invite contributions ranging from the traditionally
intellectual to the innovative, artistic, and experiential. We welcome
any submissions that fit under the broad umbrella of critical tourism
studies and especially encourage submissions relating
to the following themes:
Critical Explorations of Systems and Moments
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WALLS, WIRES, AND FAST TRACKS: THE MOBILITIES OF SOME AND THE IMMOBILITIES OF OTHERS
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RELATIONBITS: EXPLORING HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS AND DIGITAL WORLDS, COMMUNITIES, AND CULTURES
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SHAKES AND SHOCKS: PLOITICALLY-LOADED CRISES AND REACTIONS IN TOURISM PLACES
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ECOLOGIES OF CARE: LIVING RELATIONALLY WITH OTHERS AND WITH OUR PLANET
Critical Responses to Essentialism and Erasure
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I AM NOT A NUMBER: CELEBRATING THE PERSONAL AND THE SUBJECTIVE, CHALLENGING METRICS AND CAREERISM
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BEING AND BECOMING: GENDERS, ETHNICITIES, SEXUALITIES, AND IDENTITIES
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TIME TO LISTEN: CHALLENGING INEQUITIES OF REPRESENTATION, LEARNING AND COMMITTING TO HEAR OTHERS
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OPEN SESAME: PLURAL KNOWABILITIES AND EPISTEMOLOGIES
Hopeful Imaginaries and Practices
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ANOTHER ECONOMY IS POSSIBLE: ALTERNATIVES TO GROWTH AND EXPLOITATION
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SENSE OF PURPOSE: ACTION, AGENCY, AND EMPOWERMENT IN TOURISM AND IN THE ACADEMY
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CELEBRATE: ONTOLOGIES AND EPISTEMOLOGIES OF HOPE, LOVE, AND JOY
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RETHINKING TOURISM EDUCATION: PEDAGOGICAL AND CURRICULAR INNOVATION, TRANFORMATIVE LEARNING, LIFELONG LEARNING—TOWARD WHAT ENDS?
Connecting with Cognate Critical Fields
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CRITICAL HOSPITALITY STUDIES
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CRITICAL EVENT STUDIES
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CRITICAL LEISURE STUDIES
Acceptable
formats for contributions include papers, posters, panels, workshops,
art exhibits, short films, etc. If you have an idea,
feel free to propose it! Please submit a 500-word abstract, which also
indicates the format of the contribution, using our online submission
system via the link on the conference website,
www.criticaltourismstudies.info. At least one author must attend the conference in order for the work to be included.
Abstracts Due: December 1, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: January 15, 2017
Optional Full Papers Due: April 1, 2017
Final Versions Due for Proceedings: June 1, 2017 Further and updated information on the Further and updated information available on the conference website,
www.criticaltourismstudies.info.
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