Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: submissions closed

Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Submissions closed We are happy to notify interested persons that unfortunately, the deadline for expression of interest has now passed. The deadline was Friday 30 January. We have received an overwhelming number of high quality … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: submissions closed

Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: keynote speakers confirmed

Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Keynote Speakers Nancy Jouwe is a Netherlands-based cultural historian and works as a freelance researcher, lecturer, writer and curator. She is part of a Papuan refugee community in the Netherlands. Her father hails from West … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: keynote speakers confirmed

Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 3rd and final call for participation

Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 3rd and final call for participation

Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 2nd call for participation

Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 2nd call for participation

Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: first call for participation

Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: first call for participation

[New book chapter published!] Making an Embodied Absence Present: Tourism and the Cultural Imaginary of Slavery and Colonial Heritage in the Netherlands

It's wonderful to see this book is finally out and I am pleased to have contributed a chapter to this important collection. The book comes out of a 2-day conference from 2021. This was the first academic conference that I attended in the Netherlands after the move from Sheffield and the first in-person conference after … Continue reading [New book chapter published!] Making an Embodied Absence Present: Tourism and the Cultural Imaginary of Slavery and Colonial Heritage in the Netherlands