Dark Tourism and Rural Crime

Crime and Punishment in Rural Australia

AvJenny Wise

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Bringing a unique rural lens to the analysis of dark tourism in Australia, this book covers a range of sites including convict museums, sites of serial killings and colonial violence, ghost tours and the emerging tourism of bushfire sites.While some rural communities develop a ‘dark tourism strategy’ to maintain economic viability, others may distance themselves from what they perceive to be unethical tourism practices. Jenny Wise examines the roles geographical locations play in dark tourist sites, and how their histories are portrayed, considering how the concept of the rural idyll or dystopia plays a part in Australia’s national identity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-08
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:484 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Research in Rural Crime
Antal sidor:228
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529219258

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Jenny Wise is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of New England.

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“Spanning sociology and history, Jenny Wise adopts a critical perspective, assessing how memorialisation and hegemonic narratives reinforce dominant social institutions. This book contributes greatly to studies of dark tourism and carceral tourism, and should be read widely.” Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg

Innehållsförteckning

1. IntroductionPart 1: Australia’s Colonial Tourism Destinations2. Colonial Violence3. Convict Tourism4. BushrangersPart 2: Tourism Sites of Recent Controversy 5. Carceral Tourism6. Serial Killers and Sensational Crimes7. Ghost and Crime Tours, Deadly Towns and Disaster Tourism8. Conclusion