Exploring the Liquid Politics of Tourism: Developing Reflexivity in Backpacker Discourse

  • Rebecca Jane Bennett
Keywords: Social Theory, Capitalism, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Critique, Digital Society, Sociology, Scholarly Journal, Peer reviewed journal, Ben Agger, Tim Luke

Author Biography

Rebecca Jane Bennett
Dr. Rebecca Jane Bennett's research focuses on a merger between Tourism Studies and Cultural Studies. Of particular interest is the examination of the political and social implications of tourism popular culture and the expansion of a critical tourist studies canon. She is currently in the process of transforming her dissertation titled, Moving off the Beaten Track: Developing a Critical Literacy in Backpacker Discourse, into a monograph. She is currently employed as a Sessional Lecturer and tutor in Cultural Studies at Murdoch University, Curtin University and Curtin International College in Perth, Western Australia. She can be reached at RebeccaJaneBennett@gmail.com
Published
2019-05-29