The second day of fieldwork started off with a bright sunny promise but alas it did not last long before it started pouring. I did at least manage to caught some sunshine in the morning as I wandered around with no particular itinerary. One of the things I enjoyed doing in a new city is … Continue reading Lisbon Letters II: off the beaten track to find memorial absences
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Lisbon letters: bem-vindo to a rainy day of fieldwork
On Maudy Thursday, I made my way from Wageningen via Amsterdam to Lisbon where I will be spending this Easter weekend on a research fieldwork. It's a rather packed scheduled in this short window. I arrived to town late morning to a rather wet and rainy welcome but I had no time to pity myself. … Continue reading Lisbon letters: bem-vindo to a rainy day of fieldwork
Call for papers: Tourism policy and planning in Brazil: the quest for development, sustainability, and other alternatives (_ Special Issue_)
This call for papers seeks contributions addressing the role of tourism policies in achieving sustainable development in Brazil, and invites interdisciplinary perspectives. The focus is on tourism policy and planning in Brazil, highlighting the country's diverse environmental and socio-cultural landscape. It discusses the challenges and prospects for sustainable development, especially in light of the impact of tourism on economic, environmental, and social aspects. The content emphasizes the need for incorporating sustainability into tourism policy, planning, and development in Brazil. It also invites research on various topics related to tourism, including indigenous tourism, heritage tourism, and community-based tourism. The submission details and key dates for the special issue publication are also provided.
In action: knowledge utilisation, research impact and problem-based learning
It is one thing for me to study #slavery and #colonial #heritage #tourism (#tours) in other places, but it is quite another to be involved in designing and developing a similar tour in my own city. Exactly a week ago, I had the privilege of participating in the first Decolonial Walking Tour Wageningen that was … Continue reading In action: knowledge utilisation, research impact and problem-based learning
[New paper, Open Access] The making of urban informal settlements: Critical junctures and path dependency in governing Abuja, Nigeria
We (Nuhu Ismail, Ana Aceska and myself) are delighted to share with you our co-authored paper that has just been published in the journal Cities. This is the second publication coming out of Nuhu's PhD project/thesis that was successfully defended in March 2023. In this paper, we argue against ahistorical explanations of contemporary urban informal … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] The making of urban informal settlements: Critical junctures and path dependency in governing Abuja, Nigeria
[New paper, Open Access] Disabilities, functionings and capabilities: the capability approach in accessible tourism
From conceptualisation to seeing the light of publication, this paper has taken us over 5 years to get to this finish line. Through various iterations, submissions and rejections we pressed on. At many points along the road I was ready to throw in the towel and count our sunken costs. I am grateful to my co-author … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] Disabilities, functionings and capabilities: the capability approach in accessible tourism
[New paper, Open Access] Commemoration and commodification: slavery heritage, Black travel and the #YearofReturn2019 in Ghana
It took a while to cook this to the right taste but it is well done now....we are delighted to invite you to savour and enjoy this freshly baked off the hot press research article that has been published in the Tourism Geographies journal. This article forms part of the outputs from my ongoing NWO … Continue reading [New paper, Open Access] Commemoration and commodification: slavery heritage, Black travel and the #YearofReturn2019 in Ghana
Natal Notes III: The worldmaking possibilities of liminal spaces in academia
In this third instalment of the Natal Notes, I want to briefly reflect on the first half of my 2nd week stay at the Department of Tourism of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Natal, Brazil. I title this reflection as 'the worldmaking possibilities of liminal spaces in academia'. This is … Continue reading Natal Notes III: The worldmaking possibilities of liminal spaces in academia
Natal Notes II: The joyful hard work of fieldwork adventures in Recife, Olinda and Natal
After two days of intensive teaching we headed out in the early hours of last Wednesday for another 2 days of intensive fieldwork in Recife and Olinda + 1 day in Natal afterwards. A largely enjoyable 4 hour road trip on highway BR-101 brought us to the old centre of Recife. I learned that highway … Continue reading Natal Notes II: The joyful hard work of fieldwork adventures in Recife, Olinda and Natal
Natal Notes: Olá, bem-vindo to Brazil
For the next two weeks, I have the privilege of being a visiting professor at the Department of Tourism of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Natal, Brazil. Among other things, I am teaching on a course on critical tourism studies, undertaking research fieldwork, delivering a keynote at a conference here and … Continue reading Natal Notes: Olá, bem-vindo to Brazil
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 