PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Que(e)rying Tourism Hope
Call for Contributions
Welcome to a critical and hopeful dialogue about contexts, moralities, knowledges, creativity, the world, and the self. We invite contributions ranging from the traditionally intellectual to the innovative, artistic, and experiential. We welcome any submissions in English, French, or Spanish that fit under the broad umbrella of critical tourism studies or one of our cognate critical fields—critical hospitality studies, critical events studies, critical leisure studies.
We’re One (But We’re Not the Same)
the particular and the universal; inclusion; identity and non-essentialism; race, ethnicity, and class; gender and sexuality; disability; diversity, difference, and intersectionality
There Is a Crack in Everything; That Is How the Light Gets In
love; compassion; peace; care and vulnerability; emotions and affect; beliefs; silence and slowness; contemplation; spirituality and faith
mobilities; migration; labor force; globalization; borders; colonialism, postcolonialism, and decolonialism
antifoundationalism; liquid modernity; new materialism; agency; entanglement; contingency; rhizomes; ethics without ontology
activism; policy; civil society; justice; community; reconciliation; welfare; Indigenous peoples
growth; capitalism; overtourism; sustainability and CSR; environmentalism; development; entrepreneurship; the Anthropocene; climate change; wildlife and conservation; animal ethics
My Face Is the Real Shop Front
queering cultures; embodiment; real and hyperreal; post-tourism; transgender; fluidity; postmodernity; becoming; norms and normativity
artificial intelligence; smart tourism; digitalization; social media; extended self; control and monitoring; metrification
party; joy; music; festivals; art; wellbeing and flourishing; creativity
hope; trust; moral imagination; solidarity; grace; emancipation; new lines of flight
any other topic you are studying to help bring about the world you dream of
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 in English, French, or Spanish, which also indicates the format of the contribution, using our online submission system via the link below. At least one author must attend the conference in order for the work to be included.
Abstracts Due: Extended deadline November 21st, 2018 ● Notification of Acceptance: January 15, 2019 (due to the volume of submissions, we are experiencing some delay on the reviews. If you have not received yours yet, you will receive it soon - thanks for your understanding!)
Optional Full Papers Due: March 15, 2019 ● Final Versions Due for Proceedings: May 15, 2019