| Since the latter half of the twentieth century, the world has witnessed
unparalleled change at both global and local levels with issues such as
terrorism, globalisation, sustainability, climate change, poverty alleviation
and migration assuming centre stage. The demise of the Soviet Union
almost two decades ago seemed to sound the death knell of socialist
experiments but the recent collapse of international and national financial
markets have also brought capitalist systems into question. In this
context it is clear that traditional ways of seeing and knowing no longer
provide adequate explanations for the rapid pace of global and local
change.
Tourism, which represents the largest voluntary movement of
people across international boundaries, has not been untouched by these
changes. While there have been some notable contributions with respect to
critical approaches to tourism knowledge, there appears to still be a
predominance of normative discourses and practices within tourism which
fail to take account of, or even provide explanations of tourism within the
context of rapid global and local change.
It is therefore becoming increasingly evident that there is a need to look ‘beyond the boundary’ of normative discourses and practices of tourism by
embracing cross disciplinary perspectives which can provide more
plausible explanations for tourism phenomena within the context of the
21st century.
Aim
Against this background, this conference seeks to cross the disciplinary
divide and invites colleagues and students from the widest array of
disciplines to explore tourism phenomena through new methodological,
ontological and epistemological lenses. Ultimately it is hoped that this
conference will in some way contribute to cross-disciplinary dialogues in
tourism which can advance tourism knowledge and practice.
Conference Tracks
Areas of interest for the conference include but are not limited to papers which look ‘beyond the boundary’ between:
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Tourism and Geography
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Tourism and Anthropology
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Tourism and Demography
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Tourism and Sociology
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Tourism and Economics
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Tourism and the Environment
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Tourism and Cultural Studies
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Tourism and the Media
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Tourism and Political Science
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Tourism and Health
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Tourism and Gender
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Tourism and Management
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Tourism and History
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Tourism and International Relations
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Tourism and Sexuality
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Tourism and Poverty alleviation
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Tourism and Disability
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Tourism and Education
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Tourism and Accounting
Submission Guidelines:
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Selection of papers will be based on abstract submissions.
Working papers will also be accepted. Abstracts should
not exceed 500 words, 1.5 space, typed pages.
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Indicate the author’s name, affiliation and contact
information (phone number and email address) only on
the cover page of the abstract. Only the primary author
will be notified regarding the outcome of the paper review process.
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Submit abstracts to the Conference Co-ordinator, Dr.
Sherma Roberts, by email:
sherma.roberts@cavehill.uwi.edu
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Only original manuscripts not previously published or
presented at another conference/forum should be
submitted
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For all accepted paper presentations, at least one (1) of
the authors must register for and present the paper at the
conference
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