Tourism for the emancipation of the oppressed: towards a critical tourism education drawing on Freirean philosophy

Karla Boluk and Sandro Carnicelli

Annals of Tourism Research, 2019, vol. 76, issue C, 168-179

Abstract: Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire (e.g., 1970; 1972; 1973), the aim of this paper is to re-consider the potential impact that critical pedagogy could have on tourism education. Specifically, the authors consider the democratic and emancipatory potential of applying Freire's work, and opportunities for implementing a critical pedagogical approach across tourism curriculum. Joining Hall and Smyth (2016) we engage in a process of critically questioning pedagogical practices in an effort to dismantle dominant structures. This paper establishes the importance of Freire's work to tourism education, supported by a conceptual framework. It proposes ways to implement emancipatory practices, supporting the reconceptualisation and reorientation of tourism curriculum and emphasising the generation of social value.

Keywords: Paulo Freire; Critical pedagogy; Tourism curriculum; Pedagogical practices; Co-learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.04.002

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