Stephenson, Marcus and Bianchi, Raoul (2007) Journeying into the Lives of Others’: A Critical Analysis of Ethnography, Tourism and Tourists. International Journal of Excellence in Tourism, Hospitality and Catering, 1 (1). pp. 1-41. ISSN 1993-8683
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Abstract
This paper reflects upon the role of
ethnography in tourism research: its
conceptualization and epistemological
implications, as well as the practical problems
associated with work in the field. The
application of ethnography to the study of
tourism has often been invoked - in the context
of a wider qualitative strategy of inquiry - yet
at the same time it remains a relatively underemployed
methodology. This may be partly due
to the confusion that often reigns with regard
to what precisely constitutes an ethnographic
study, as well as perhaps the difficulties
encountered in doing ethnographies of mobile
peoples. This paper evaluates the scope of
ethnographic methods in tourism studies and
the challenges presented by the deployment of
such a methodology in tourism. In particular,
it interrogates the degree to which tourism
ethnographies have dealt with questions of
[narrative] authority, reflexivity and intersubjectivity
with regard to representing and
giving voice to the points of view of those being
studied. In conclusion, it draws attention to
the many potential applications of ethnography
in tourism, not least the ability to give voice to
the meaningful experiences of tourists, hosts
and an array of other actors in the worlds of
tourism, as well as its emphasis on the fullest
possible immersion into the specific context(s)
being studied, as the basis of developing indepth,
longitudinal ethnographies of touristic
phenomena
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Tourism and Hospitality Management |
| Depositing User: | Fulori Nainoca - Waqairagata |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2016 23:19 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2016 23:19 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8693 |
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