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The problem with shaming people for Auschwitz selfies (2024)
Digital Artefact
Wight, C., & Stanley, P. (2024). The problem with shaming people for Auschwitz selfies. [Online newspaper]

Selfies have become the modern day equivalent of postcards, a way to share our travel experiences with family and friends on social media. It’s one thing to strike a goofy pose and snap a photo for Instagram on a beach or town square, but what if you... Read More about The problem with shaming people for Auschwitz selfies.

Interrogating Racialized “Cultural Authenticity” Discourses Among Language-Learner Tourists in Australia (2023)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Wight, A. C. (in press). Interrogating Racialized “Cultural Authenticity” Discourses Among Language-Learner Tourists in Australia. Journal of Travel Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875231194272

This study considers cultural adaptation through tourism, focusing on language-travelers: hybrid education-tourism consumers whose voices remain relatively silent in tourism studies. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with studen... Read More about Interrogating Racialized “Cultural Authenticity” Discourses Among Language-Learner Tourists in Australia.

Holocaust heritage digilantism on Instagram (2022)
Journal Article
Wight, C., & Stanley, P. (in press). Holocaust heritage digilantism on Instagram. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2022.2153994

Discursive, netnographic and visual methods have been applied in the past to critique self-images, providing insight into the behaviours of tourists. However, such studies have ignored reactions to self-image posts on social media, and particularly t... Read More about Holocaust heritage digilantism on Instagram.

Keynote: Holocaust Heritage Digilantism on Instagram (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wight, C. (2022, May). Keynote: Holocaust Heritage Digilantism on Instagram. Presented at Dark Tourism: Memory, Pilgrimage and the Digital Realm, Edinburgh

Discursive, netnographic and visual methods have been applied in the past to critique self-images, providing insight into the behaviours of tourists. However, such studies have ignored reactions to self-image posts on social media, and particularly t... Read More about Keynote: Holocaust Heritage Digilantism on Instagram.

“Hayan na ang mga Hampas-dugo! (the Penitents are coming!)”: Penitensya as Religious-Dark Tourism (2021)
Journal Article
Wight, C., & Victoria, M. (2022). “Hayan na ang mga Hampas-dugo! (the Penitents are coming!)”: Penitensya as Religious-Dark Tourism. Tourist Studies, 22(1), 89-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687976211067261

This paper applies indigenous research methods to understand the motives of visitors attending Penitensya (a Lenten Filipino ritual involving violent ritualistic performances) which we introduce as a novel form of religious-dark tourism. The paper al... Read More about “Hayan na ang mga Hampas-dugo! (the Penitents are coming!)”: Penitensya as Religious-Dark Tourism.

Tourism, the tourist experience and postmodernity: theory, application and research (2021)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2021). Tourism, the tourist experience and postmodernity: theory, application and research. In R. Sharpley (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience (9-23). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003219866-3

This chapter introduces the concept of postmodernity as it relates to the tourism industry, and to tourism research. The aim is to offer students and academics interested in postmodern thinking for research and other purposes a synthesis of key theme... Read More about Tourism, the tourist experience and postmodernity: theory, application and research.

Visitor Perceptions of European Holocaust Heritage: A Social Media Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2020). Visitor Perceptions of European Holocaust Heritage: A Social Media Analysis. Tourism Management, 81, Article 104142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104142

This study presents a netnographic discourse analysis of social media content generated around three high profile European Holocaust heritage sites: Ann Frank’s House in Amsterdam, The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland, and the Jewish... Read More about Visitor Perceptions of European Holocaust Heritage: A Social Media Analysis.

Making an Impact: Student Learning Journeys in Tourism and Hospitality Programmes (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wight, C. (2019, April). Making an Impact: Student Learning Journeys in Tourism and Hospitality Programmes. Paper presented at The 2019 Vienna International Academic Conference, Vienna, Austria

Stakeholders involved in shaping the future of tourism and hospitality business management degrees have faced a dilemma over recent years. On the one hand, graduates who are taken on by the industry require practical skills that the industry wants, b... Read More about Making an Impact: Student Learning Journeys in Tourism and Hospitality Programmes.

Putting Foucault to work in tourism research (2018)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2019). Putting Foucault to work in tourism research. International Journal of Tourism Research, 21(1), 122-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2246

This paper reflects on Foucault's Archaeology of Knowledge as a methodological approach in tourism research. It offers lessons from recent research focused on critiquing heritage sites and museums as examples of destination discourse. The aim is to t... Read More about Putting Foucault to work in tourism research.

Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion (2017)
Journal Article
Lennon, J. J., Seaton, T. V., & Wight, C. (2017). Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(2), 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2016-0074

Purpose This paper aims to review developments in dark tourism research over a 20-year period from its inception in 1996. This paper also considers the reasons why people visit dark tourism sites and the different perspectives of site operators, tou... Read More about Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion.

The role of situated learning in shaping talent (2017)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2017). The role of situated learning in shaping talent. In S. Horner (Ed.), Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers. https://doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-66-1-3315

Work based learning (WBL) is an increasingly popular mode of situated learning that is based on an emerging paradigm that considers learning through experience to be the foundation for tacit knowledge. This chapter reports on the findings of explorat... Read More about The role of situated learning in shaping talent.

Lithuanian genocide heritage as discursive formation (2016)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2016). Lithuanian genocide heritage as discursive formation. Annals of Tourism Research, 59, 60-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2016.04.002

This paper presents a synthesis of Foucault’s Archaeology of Knowledge and the concept of discursive formation to critique museums and sites of memory as spaces in which competing discourses of cultural identity emerge. The research context is the tr... Read More about Lithuanian genocide heritage as discursive formation.

Myth, Rhetoric and Human Tragedy in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory (2013)
Journal Article
Wight, C. (2013). Myth, Rhetoric and Human Tragedy in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory. Acta Turistica, 25(2), 191-209

Mit se može smatrati prihvaćenom manifestacijom,,istine" koja je legitimizirana u popularnoj kulturi kroz filmove, knjige, televiziju, turizam te posjete muzejima i memorijalnim središtima.,,Mit" je u tom kontekstu korpus znanja koje konstruira speci... Read More about Myth, Rhetoric and Human Tragedy in Lithuanian Museums and Sites of Memory.

Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2013). Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 19(2), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356766712463717

The UK Leisure and Tourism sector is uniquely fragmented at government and industry levels and comprises a wide and diverse range of products and services. Tourist boards and strategic authorities are important for the thousands of small enterprises... Read More about Identifying best practice in national tourism organisations: Lessons for the United Kingdom.

Contested National Tragedies: An Ethical Dimension (2009)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2009). Contested National Tragedies: An Ethical Dimension. In R. Sharpley, & P. R. Stone (Eds.), The Darker Side of Travel: The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism (129-144). Bristol: Channel View Publications. https://doi.org/10.21832/97818454

This chapter explores some of the intrinsically western ethical complexities associated with the production and consumption of dark tourism attractions, focusing specifi cally on contested narratives of national tragedy and dis-graced mo... Read More about Contested National Tragedies: An Ethical Dimension.

Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (2009)
Book Chapter
Rainford, S., & Wight, C. (2009). Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In D. Leslie (Ed.), Tourism Enterprises and Sustainable Development: International Perspecti

The issue of sustainable tourism continues to dominate industry and public forums such as conferences, textbooks, and corporate policy statements, yet there are still relatively few examples of established sustainable tourism initiatives the world ov... Read More about Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain (2008)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2008). Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain. In L. C. Rubin (Ed.), Food for thought: essays on eating and culture (153-165). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company

Food and eating are firmly established components within the burgeoning mix of new ‘ethical’, culturally-concerned tourism experiences in the West. Perhaps as much as 25 per cent of total UK tourist expenditure is accounted for by food purchases (Hud... Read More about Reengineering “Authenticity”: Tourism Encounters with Cuisine in Rural Great Britain.

Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania (2006)
Journal Article
Craig Wight, A., & Lennon, J. J. (2007). Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania. Tourism Management, 28(2), 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2006.03.006

This paper examines recent controversy in Lithuania surrounding 20th century wartime tragedy with particular emphasis on contrasting the commemoration of the mass extermination of the Jewish community and the suffering of Lithuanian Partisans during... Read More about Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania.

Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm (2006)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2006). Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 12(2), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356766706062151

The following article will examine examples of current and theoretical issues in academic and related literature written on the subject of what has been variously referred to as ‘dark tourism’ (Lennon and Foley1), ‘thanatourism’ (Seaton2) and sometim... Read More about Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm.

Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester (2004)
Journal Article
Wight, C., & Lennon, J. (2004). Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2(2), 105-122

Governments and authoritative stakeholders are faced with dilemmas regarding the representation of sites associated with death and disaster in the context of tourism visits. Not least of these are the owners and mangers of museums in the U.K which ar... Read More about Towards an Understanding of Visitor Perceptions of ‘Dark’ Attractions: The Case of the Imperial War museum of the North, Manchester.