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Ethics of Dark Tourism: Towards a model of morality in secular society

, 2017
Ethical quandaries of tourism at sites of death or disaster are a defining feature of what has become commonly known as ‘dark tourism’. Indeed, the moral implications of touristic visits to sites of death or sites associated with death have received a ...
Stone, Philip
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Dark Tourism Consumption - A call for research [PDF]

, 2005
There is an increasing plethora of sites associated with death, tragedy or the macabre that have become significant tourist ‘attractions’. As a result, the term ‘dark tourism’ has entered academic discourse.
Stone, Philip
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Dark tourism and voyeurism: tourist arrested for “spying” in Iran

, 2013
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose voyeurism as one possible lens to analyse the experiential nature of dark tourism in places of socio-political danger, thus expanding psychoanalytic understandings of those who travel to a “dark” place ...
Buda, Dorina Maria, McIntosh, Alison Jane, McIntosh, Alison J., Buda, Dorina   +3 more
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50 Dark Destinations: Crime and Contemporary Tourism

, 2023
From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry.
Treadwell, James, Kelly, Craig, Lynes, Adam   +2 more
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Ghosts Among Us: Local Government Support for Dark Tourism Through Long-Range Planning Policy

Tourism and Hospitality
When a community is thrust into the spotlight due to a tragic event or has a reputation given to it by folklore, it joins the pantheon of dark tourism destinations.
Beth A. Wielde Heidelberg
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Dark Sky Tourism and Rural Development: Lessons From The Jasper Dark Sky Festival

Journal of Rural and Community Development
In the face of several ongoing challenges, rural communities are increasingly turning to tourism, including Dark Sky Tourism, as a component of their sustainable economic development strategy.
Clark Banack, Glen Hvenegaard
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Interpreting the sacred in dark tourism.

, 2020
Abstract This chapter looks at social constructions of pilgrimage and dark tourism sites through examining death-related rituals in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. In doing so, it investigates how tourists engage with and understand sacred spaces through examining ontological, phenomenological and structural-functional theoretical ...
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Dark Tourism - an old concept in a new world [PDF]

, 2005
A brief article highlighting the historical origins of dark tourism and its relevance in modern-day ...
Stone, Philip
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Dark Tourism as ‘Spectacular Death’: Towards a new era of showcasing death in the early 21st century

, 2017
Ghosts are returning to the feast and are resurfacing and multiplying in a multitude of dark tourism sites across the world. Therefore, this paper reviews a history of the Western deathbed and, consequently, locates dark tourism as a modern way of ...
Stone, Philip
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Exploring Sustainable Tourism Practices in Dark Tourism

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Aim: This study aims to explore sustainable tourism practices in the context of dark tourism, using the sustainable framework as a guide. Method: To achieve the objectives of this study, a participant observation technique was employed during two guided
Tarık Yalçınkaya
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