Gender matters: Rethinking Violence in Tourism

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    Abstract

    The intersection of violence and gender matters in tourism, with violence being both a cause and consequence of gender inequality. This article establishes a conversation with the works of Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek to rethink theories of violence and to develop a theoretical framework that captures the nuances and complexities of gender-based violence. Violence does not happen “elsewhere”, rather the potential for violence forms part of human relations. However, the violence inherent in tourism relations is seldom named. This article develops an original proposal of how to rethink conceptualizations of gender-based violence challenging the divide between subjective and objective violence to move the often obscured and ignored silences of gendered vulnerability centre stage to discussions of violence in tourism.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number103143
    JournalAnnals of Tourism Research
    Volume88
    Number of pages11
    ISSN0160-7383
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2021

    Keywords

    • Gender-based violence
    • Intersectionality
    • Objective/subjective violence
    • Performativity
    • Tourism production and consumption

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