This past weekend, I have been on a scoping research visit to Berlin exploring the transformative memory work of tourism in relation to slavery and colonial heritage. It was exciting for me heading to Berlin after 12 years. My first visit to Berlin was in 2012 as part of a study trip during my Erasmus … Continue reading Das Afrikanische Viertel and colonial traces in Berlin: a fieldwork report
Month: June 2023
[Featured magazine article] New perspective thanks to slavery tourism
There has been a feature article on my research in the Resource Magazine of Wageningen University & Research. I had an very enjoyable conversation with Marieke Enter the journalist. She has written a very wonderful piece that captures our conversation and my research well. You can read the article on the Resource website through this … Continue reading [Featured magazine article] New perspective thanks to slavery tourism
[New paper, Open Access] The embodied absence of the past: Slavery heritage and the transformative memory work of tourism
You've seen the video abstract...now you can read the full paper 😉 https://youtu.be/CxD8l6OxWc0 I'm absolutely delighted again to share with you my research article which has been published as #openaccess in the Annals of Tourism Research. You can freely read and freely download a copy of the paper through this link (or download directly below): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738323000634 … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] The embodied absence of the past: Slavery heritage and the transformative memory work of tourism
[New paper, Open Access] The state, political trigger events and path creation in tourism destination in Ethiopia
I'm glad to share the news of a new research paper that has been published in the journal Tourism Geographies about the important role of politicians and political trigger events in shaping tourism policy and destination development trajectories. This paper is co-authored with, and based on the research of my former MSc thesis student Melese … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] The state, political trigger events and path creation in tourism destination in Ethiopia