All Outputs (3)

City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Pyke, J. (2020, February). City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives. Presented at CAUTHE 2020: 20:20 Vision: New Perspectives on the Diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Auckland University of Technology

In a time of tremendous environmental, social and economic change, the authors apply the reasoning that sustainability is a transcendent societal mega-mega trend (Varey, 2013), i.e. one of the most significant world mega trends. They acknowledge that... Read More about City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives.

Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Adams, A. (2020, February). Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse. Presented at CAUTHE 2020, 20:20 Vision: New Perspective on the diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events., Auckland University of Technology

In the work discussed here, the researchers focus on the changing form and function of consumption at Beer Festivals (BFs). The increasing significance of food variety and food origin matches the changing format of Beer Festivals, their attendees pro... Read More about Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse.

Legacy (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2020, February). Legacy. Presented at Major Events as a Catalyst for Social Change, Melbourne, Australia

A discussion of the role of social legacy as drivers of events in Australia, with focus on the role of specialist sport events in social evolution of women in sport and society.