A Research Agenda for Gender and Tourism

Elgar Research Agendas are essential resources for PhD students, scholars, and anybody who wants to be at the forefront of research. They outline the future of research in a given area and are forward-looking and innovative. The Research Agenda on Gender and Tourism investigates the many ways in which tourism is gendered and outlines current thought and directions for future research. It considers and rethinks gender in the context of tourism from multiple vantage points and perspectives, moving beyond binary assumptions towards the intersectionalities among gender, race, class, sexuality, and power. It highlights emerging research and the methods and paradigms that are at the forefront of gendered tourism research.

Format: Hardback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Elgar Research Agendas are visionary documents that outline the future of research in a particular field. They provide esteemed scholars with the opportunity to explore their subjects in innovative and thought-provoking ways, charting the potential directions of travel. While these agendas are relevant to current trends and developments, they also possess a forward-looking and innovative spirit. They are an invaluable resource for PhD students, scholars, and anyone who desires to stay at the forefront of research.

This Research Agenda delves into the complex and multifaceted nature of tourism, examining how gender is gendered. It provides a comprehensive overview of current thought and emerging directions for future research, while also envisioning and challenging the ways in which gender will continue to intersect with and impact tourism. The agenda is divided into three parts, reflecting key threads in a contemporary research agenda: gender theory, analysis, and review; gender, tourism, and work; and gendered tourism experiences.

Chapters in the agenda consider and reexamine gender in the context of tourism from various perspectives, contexts, and disciplines. By moving beyond binary assumptions of "women" and "men," the agenda seeks to explore the intersectionalities among gender, race, class, sexuality, and power in relation to tourism. The contributions included in the agenda are diverse and inclusive, representing a range of voices and experiences.

This Research Agenda not only highlights emerging research in the field but also showcases the methods and paradigms that are at the forefront of gendered tourism research. It serves as an invigorating read for critical tourism researchers, gender researchers, and those in the social sciences more broadly. By providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender and tourism, this agenda contributes to our understanding of the complex dynamics and implications of this phenomenon.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789902525