Dr Craig Wight's Recognition (51)

Tomorrow's World Annual Conference Organiser, Plymouth University 2013-2018
2013 - 2018

Recognition Type	Conference Organising Activity
Description	Lead organiser of this industry engagement themed conference with input from high profile stakeholders such as Alex Polizzi (Channel 4's the Hotel Inspector), Guy Watson, CEO of RIverford Organics, and Peter Ducker CEO of the Institute of Hospitality
Affiliated Organisations	University of Plymouth
Research Areas	Hospitality
Research Themes	Culture and Communities

Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Tourism Research
2024

Recognition Type	Editorial Activity
Description	Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Tourism Research
Research Areas	Tourism
URL	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15221970/homepage/editorialboard.html

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Tourism Recreation Research
2024

Recognition Type	Editorial Activity
Description	Editorial board member
Research Areas	Tourism
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rtrr20/about-this-journal#editorial-board

Fellow of the Inistitute of Hospitality
2012

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Research Areas	Employability Festivals and Events Geopolitics Governance Hospitality Information society Management Pedagogy Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units	Business School

Award for the best MRes Research Project, the Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2004
2004

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Research Areas	Employability Festivals and Events Geopolitics Governance Hospitality Information society Management Pedagogy Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units	Business School

Visiting academic at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster Pennsylvania
2024

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	Visiting academic presenting to a consumer psychology student cohort on dark tourism trends.
Research Areas	Employability Festivals and Events Geopolitics Governance Hospitality Information society Management Pedagogy Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units	Business School

ABC Australia's All in the Mind Programme on Dark Tourism 'Dark Tourism, Selfie Sticks and Moral Outrage' (approximately 100,000 listeners and 278,000 downloads)
2024

Recognition Type	Media Activity
Description	Lead interviewee for this internationally broadcast programme on the ethical dilemmas associated with dark tourism. Since the days of gladiator battles and public hangings, dark tourism — our attraction to places linked to death and despair — has been a part of human behaviour. But there's something in the 21st century that's causing debate… Selfies. Digital media isn't all bad though. It's also creating opportunities for authentic storytelling. Today, we examine what dark tourism is, if it's ethical, and when it is (and isn't) appropriate to snap a selfie. Guests: Dr Craig Wight, Associate Professor, Business School, Edinburgh Napier University Dr Nicole Basaraba, Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies and Centre for Digital Humanities, Trinity College Dublin Dr Mariko Smith, Head of First Nations Collections & Research, First Nations Division, Australian Museum
Research Areas	Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Projects	ARCS proposal: Peterhead Prison Museum
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/allinthemind/dark-tourism-selfies-moral-outrage/103924164

The Conversation: Article feturing Craig Wight and Phiona Stanley's reserach on shaming selfie takers at Holocaust Heritage Sites
2024

Recognition Type	Media Activity
Description	Article on the above
Research Areas	Tourism Cultural heritage
Research Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Projects	ARCS proposal: Peterhead Prison Museum
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://theconversation.com/the-problem-with-shaming-people-for-auschwitz-selfies-224304

The Academic: Article on Selfies at Holocaust Heritage Sites
2023

Recognition Type	Media Activity
Research Areas	Tourism Cultural heritage
Research Themes	AI and Technologies Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Projects	ARCS proposal: Peterhead Prison Museum
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://theacademic.com/selfies-at-holocaust-sites/

The New York Times article on Dark Tourism
2022

Recognition Type	Media Activity
Description	Approached by the New York Times to give an interview on trends in dark tourism.
Research Areas	Tourism Cultural heritage Information society
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/travel/dark-tourism-travel.html

2nd Supervisor for Ale Rowe, and his PhD titled The 'Poldark Effect': Socio-cultural Impact of Media Tourism on Heritage and Identities in Cornwall
2018 - 2024

Recognition Type	Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions
Affiliated Organisations	University of Plymouth
Research Areas	Employability Festivals and Events Geopolitics Governance Hospitality Information society Management Pedagogy Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre Centre for Arts, Media and Culture
Org Units	Business School