Performing colonisation: The manufacture of Black female bodies in tourism research

Emma Lee

Annals of Tourism Research, 2017, vol. 66, issue C, 95-104

Abstract: This paper is an Indigenous contribution to the epistemic decolonisation of tourism research. To understand how western privilege operates within research I highlight the rise of, what I term here, Establishment men and their use of performance theory and universalisms to both mask and enable harms against Black female bodies. I then introduce an innovative Indigenous methodology in storytelling to consider the depth and richness of contributions away from colonising and linear narratives and towards positive touristic encounters. Finally, I then give an overview of the types and use of ethics to prevent future harms to Black female bodies and establish a pathway towards equity in tourism research.

Keywords: Indigenous epistemologies; Ethics; Performance theory; Tebrakunna country; Tourism decolonisation; Black female bodies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2017.06.001

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