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Editorial Introduction: Beyond the Margins? The Relevance of Critical Tourism and Hospitality Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2012

Erica Wilson*
Affiliation:
Southern Cross University, Australia
Jennie Small
Affiliation:
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Candice Harris
Affiliation:
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
*
Address for correspondence Erica Wilson, Senior Lecturer, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480, Australia. E-mail: erica.wilson@scu.edu.au
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Abstract

This special issue expands discussion on the role and relevance of critical approaches in tourism and hospitality studies. The goal of the issue was to reflect upon the opportunities, ambiguities and struggles related to researching and teaching in the critical tourism and hospitality field. The complexities and entanglements of working within ‘new’ and critical tourism knowledges have previously been noted (Ateljevic, Harris, Wilson, & Collins, 2005; Tribe, 2005; Wilson, Harris, & Small, 2008).

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Special Issue: Beyond the Margins (Critical Tourism and Hospitality)
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Copyright © The Authors 2012

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