This book presents fresh contributions from various disciplines, capturing the diversity of backpacker contexts, types and form. It aims to make sense of current research in order to understand backpackings future, and produce new directions for conceptual, theoretical and methodological development and future research.
This book presents new contributions in backpacking research from various disciplines, capturing the diversity of backpacker contexts, motives and behaviours. It takes a fresh, critical and reflexive look at over 40 years of backpacking research and seeks to recentre backpacking research before introducing new perspectives on backpacking and global backpacker cultures from previously unexplored perspectives. The chapters examine contemporary backpacker culture and mobilities, and the value and worth of backpacking both for individuals seeking an alternative life course and transformation, and destinations and businesses who value their economic and cultural potential. The volume aims to make sense of current research in order to understand backpackings future, and produce new directions for conceptual, theoretical and methodological development and future research. It will be useful for students and researchers in tourism, sociology and anthropology.
Recenzijas
The demise of the travel guide book and the emergence of the digital device underpins the makeover of backpacking as a mode of travel. This remarkable book breathes new life into the study of backpackers and its innovative methodological and theoretical entreaties help better situate backpacker research in the present. * Joseph M. Cheer, Western Sydney University, Australia * Michael O'Regan has assembled a strong group of international scholars who bring research on backpacker culture firmly into the (post-)pandemic 21st century. Their rich case studies and compelling theoretical discussions provide welcome insight into the changing character of the global backpacker. * Michael A. Di Giovine, West Chester University, USA * Backpacking brings to mind hedonism, cheap hostels and culturally insensitive wayfarers. This book bursts these preconceptions. Drawing from extensive theories, the chapters present a holistic view of contemporary backpacking and a fervent exploration of both Western and non-Western backpackers. This collection captures the many dimensions and complexities of backpacking, and the consumption of tourism spaces. * Catheryn Khoo, Torrens University Australia *
Papildus informācija
An innovative, critical approach to backpacking research which enriches previous studies
Figures and Tables
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Chapter
1. Michael ORegan: Introduction: Backpacking A Tired Narrative or
New Beginnings?
Part 1: Ontological Approaches and Mobile Methods
Chapter
2. Michael ORegan: Thirty Years of Backpacker Research: A Systematic
Literature Review
Chapter
3. Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto: The Go-along: A Mobile Method for
Backpacker Research
Part 2: International Backpacking
Chapter
4. Yingying Li, Marion Joppe and Ye (Sandy) Shen: The Motivations and
Constraints of Chinese Donkey Friends
Chapter
5. Wenjie Cai: Identity Construction of Chinese Outbound Backpackers
in Europe
Chapter
6. Khen Yaari: Family Backpacking in India: The Case of Israeli
Families
Chapter
7. Sarani Pitor Pakan: The Rise and Decline of Indonesian
Backpacking
Chapter
8. Reihaneh Shahvali and Khadijeh Safiri: Iranian Female Backpackers
and their Surrounding Community
Part 3: Backpacker Socialisation, Hostels and Learning
Chapter
9. Birgit Phillips and Michael Phillips: Travel and Transformation:
Negotiating Identity in Post-Journey Life
Chapter
10. Marko Salvaggio: The Backpacker Hostel: Performing and
Experiencing 'Place' in Central America
Chapter
11. Leon Mach: Backpacker Lifestyle Entrepreneurism: Resident
Perspectives on Hedonistic Events and Backpackaging
Part 4: Concluding Thoughts
Chapter
12. Michael ORegan: After the Pandemic: Future Directions for
Backpacking and Backpacking Research
Index
Michael ORegan is a Lecturer in Tourism and Events, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Brighton and his research is focused on tourist, urban, historic, future, alternative, lifestyle, slow and cultural mobilities, backpacking and outbound Chinese tourism.
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