Into the Field: The Liminal Qualities of Tourism Fieldwork

Kim Miles

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Abstract

Tourism spaces are recognised as being endowed with liminal qualities, in that they are experienced as
spaces which are both physically and socially removed from everyday norms. Current scholarship
reveals that due to these liminal qualities, tourism spaces are locations in which there is psycho-social
space for travellers to explore and navigate personal change. This paper contends that the liminal
quality of tourism spaces can also be experienced by and be of benefit to tourism researchers who visit
these locations to conduct fieldwork. Recognising liminality as a quality of tourism fieldwork contexts
can support tourism researchers to draw upon reflexivity as a resource that can imbue research with
rich temporal, geographical and emotive context.
Original languageEnglish
Pages340
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 9 Feb 2023
EventCAUTHE 2023: West, East, South, North: Redirecting research in tourism, hospitality and events - Freemantle, Perth, Australia
Duration: 7 Feb 20239 Feb 2023

Conference

ConferenceCAUTHE 2023: West, East, South, North: Redirecting research in tourism, hospitality and events
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period7/02/239/02/23

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