Enlightening the “Dark” in Dark Tourism: Re-conceptualising Dark Tourism in the Era of Late Capitalism

Hart, Max and Kelly, Craig and Lynes, Adam (2024) Enlightening the “Dark” in Dark Tourism: Re-conceptualising Dark Tourism in the Era of Late Capitalism. In: Dark Tourism: Theory, Interpretation and Attraction. Emerald. ISBN 9781837973378

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Abstract

Over the past 50 years, dark tourism has seen exponential growth in terms of both physical and digital contexts. Dark tourism is primarily a concentration around documented accounts of physical violence, and theorisations centred on dark tourism studies have generally fallen within either behavioural or interpretivist perspectives. Such perspectives are indicative of the continually evolving nature of dark tourism and its receptiveness to new definitions, conceptual frameworks, and theorisations. Taking this into consideration, this chapter seeks to develop and broaden the notion of “dark tourism” within the era of late capitalism by presenting fresh theoretical perspectives stemming from critical criminological frameworks. Specifically, in drawing upon critical notions of violence and the emerging deviant leisure framework, this chapter will aim to instigate fresh academic enquiry into the nature of dark tourism, expand its theoretical underpinnings, and subsequently provide a means in which to examine how banal forms of tourism play an integral part in the proliferation of some of the most serious harms that populate the contemporary neoliberal landscape.

Item Type:	Book Section
Dates:	Date Event 30 October 2024 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dark Tourism, Late-Stage Capitalism, Violence, Harm, Deviant Leisure
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-01 - social sciences (non-specific) CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-03 - social policy
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User:	Adam Lynes
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2024 15:03
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 15:03
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15946

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