Tourism Culture and society:
Essay- Select one of the following tourism-related themes: (CHOOSE ONE)
Portmodernity / new-tourism
Cosmopolitanism
Orientalism & the gaze;
Culture-led regeneration;
Poverty;
Ethnic urban areas;
Cultural / creative quarters;
Sexuality;
Social justice;
Other theme of your choice covered in the module;

Draw on a variety of case study examples and current research to critically discuss its implications, challenges and opportunities for relevant destinations. Based on your analysis, identify ways of maximising the social benefits and minimising the problems for destinations.

The work should be in essay format, between 2,500 and 3,000 words in length.Please provide an accurate word-count at the end of your report.
Reading list:
Essential reading

Burns. P.M. (2003). An introduction to tourism and anthropology. London: Routledge. Chs 5 & 6.
Cole, S. (2005). Cultural tourism, community participation and empowerment. In Smith, M. and Robinson, M. (eds.). Cultural tourism in a changing world: politics, participation and (re)presentation, pp. 89-103. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.
Cole, S. and Morgan, N. (2010). Tourism and inequality: problems and prospects. Wallingford: Cabi. Ch. 1
Dinhopl, A. and Gretzel, U. (2016). Selfie-taking as touristic looking. Annals of Tourism Research, 57, 126-139.
Dolezal, C. (2015). The tourism encounter in community-based tourism in Northern Thailand: empty meeting ground or space for change? ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 8 (2), 165- 186.
Judd D. and Fainstein S. [eds] (1999) The Tourist City London: Yale University Press. pp.21-53 and 261-272;
Lucena, R., Jarvis, N. & Weeden, C. (2015). A review of gay and lesbian parented families’ travel motivations and destination choices: Gaps in research and future directions. Annals of Leisure Research, 18(2), 272-289.
Montgomery J. (2003) ‘Cultural Quarters as Mechanisms for Urban Regeneration. Part 1. Conceptualising Cultural Quarters’ Planning Practice and Research 18:4 293-306.
Novy. J. (2018). Urban tourism as a bone of contention. Four explanatory hypotheses and a caveat. International Journal of Tourism Cities (early view)
Pappalepore, I., Maitland, R. and Smith, A. (2014) Prosuming creative urban areas. Evidence from East London. Annals of Tourism Research, 44, 227–240.
Scheyvens, R. (2012). Tourism and poverty. London: Routledge. (ebook)
Sharpley, R. (2018). Tourism, tourists and society, 5th ed. Abingdon: Routledge. Chs. 3, 6, 9. 10, 11, & 12 (Ebook)
Shaw G and Williams S (2004). Tourism and Tourism Spaces. Sage. Ch. 5
Sheldon, P., Pollock, A., and Daniele, R. (2017). Social entrepreneurship and tourism.: setting the stage. In Sheldon, P.J. and Daniele, R. (eds.) (2017). Social Entrepreneurship and Tourism: Philosophy and Practice. London: Springer, pp. 1-18.
Smith, M. (2016). Issues in cultural tourism studies. Abingdon: Routledge. Chs 1, 2, 7 & 9
Smith M. (Ed.) (2007). Tourism, culture and regeneration. CABI   Ch. 1

Please, use the essential reading list when referencing. I am attaching module criteria also. If you have questions please ask me so that we can overcome possible misunderstandings.