Femininities in the Field - Tourism and Transdisciplinary Research

The aim of this book is to reflect on the effect of femininities in the field and the encountered biases specific to women researchers. The global case studies cover access, attire/conduct, sexual harassment, personal safety, and accompanied research/well-being. The volume is an essential guide for supervisors, students and researchers.

About the author

Brooke A. Porter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AUT University in New Zealand. She also serves as Scientific Adviser at Coral Triangle Conservancy and works as an Adjunct Professor at Umbra Institute, Italy. Her research interests include aquatic anthropology, marine conservation, marine tourism, social entrepreneurship tourism and voluntourism.
Heike A. Schänzel is Senior Lecturer and programme leader postgraduate in International Tourism Management at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Her research interests include tourist behaviour and social experiences, children and families in tourism, and femininities and paternal masculinities in tourism research.

Summary

The aim of this book is to reflect on the effect of femininities in the field and the encountered biases specific to women researchers. The global case studies cover access, attire/conduct, sexual harassment, personal safety, and accompanied research/well-being. The volume is an essential guide for supervisors, students and researchers.

Product details

• Authors: Brooke A. Porter
• Assisted by: Brooke A Porter (Editor), Brooke A. Porter (Editor), Heike A. Schanzel (Editor), Heike A Schänzel (Editor), Heike A. Schänzel (Editor)
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781845416492
• ISBN: 978-1-84541-649-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 233 mm x 157 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Forschungsmethoden, allgemein, Einzel- und Großhandel