Otherness, Othering and Space in Tourism Futures

by Lucia Tomassini (Editor)

Overview

This book critically examines the concepts of otherness and othering in tourism, investigating how human and non-human actors are perceived and positioned within tourism spaces. It offers theoretical insights on tourism futures, spatial entanglements between humans and non-humans and practical case studies from researchers and practitioners. Drawing from posthumanist theory and its affirmative ethics, it challenges traditional anthropocentric views, emphasising relationality, justice and sustainability in tourism development. The volume integrates future studies and theories to explore emerging trends, critical reflections and possible utopian and dystopian scenarios for the future of tourism. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals in tourism and leisure studies, geography and anthropology, as well as those exploring posthumanism, the spatial turn in the social sciences and critical tourism studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845419349
Publisher:	Channel View Publications
Publication date:	11/11/2025
Series:	The Future of Tourism , #13
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Lucia Tomassini is a Senior Research Lecturer at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Her research interests include sustainability, the circular economy in tourism and hospitality animal-based tourism, animal justice, more-than-human societies, humour theory and comics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Lucia Tomassini: Introduction - Entangled with the Others: What are the Implications for Tourism Futures?

PART 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Otherness, Processes of Othering and Space in Contemporary Tourism and Implications for its Future Development

Chapter 2. Lucia Tomassini: The Future of Tourism: Memos for this New Millennium

Chapter 3. Elisa Burrai: A Posthuman Theorisation of Otherness and Othering in Tourism and Migration

Chapter 4. Jessica Bell Rizzolo and David Fennell: Animal Ethics and Cultural Relativism: Bridging 'Otherness' to Find Justice for Non-Human Animals in Tourism Futures

Chapter 5. Dominic Lapointe, Arianne Simard-Picard, Julien Menu, Guillaume Ethier and Laurence Laroque Labossière: Sugar Shacking Tourism Assemblage: Deterritorialization and Othering Maple Trees in Complex Possible Futures

PART 2: Navigating Spatial Entanglements with the ‘Other’ and Implications for Tourism Futures

Chapter 6. Giovanna Bertella and Ludovica Lombardini: The Future of Rural Tourism and Leisure Literature: Perpetuating or Challenging the Othering of Farm Animals?

Chapter 7. Meghan L. Muldoon: Human and More-Than-Human Animal Mobilities in an Insecure World: A Critique of (De)Humanising Narratives and Implications for Alternative Futures

Chapter 8. Hindertje Hoarau-Heemstra and Anne Wally Ryan: Encountering the 'Other': The Role of Underwater Photographers in Shaping the Futures of Regenerative Marine Tourism

Chapter 9. Mikko Äijälä, Minni Haanpää and José-Carlos García-Rosell: Video Methods in Co-Creating Space for Non-Human Animals in Tourism Futures

Chapter 10. Francesco Vietti: Exploring the Twilight Zone: Anthropology, Science-Fiction and Tourism Futures in Urban Environments

PART 3: Views and Insights from Independent Researchers and Practitioners

Chapter 11. Sarah Gainsforth: Tourism, Urban Population and Othering: Critical Reflections and Forecasts for Italian Cultural Cities

Chapter 12. Jana Milovanovič: The Space of Young Residents with a Migrant Background as Cross-Border Guides: The Project ‘Rural Migrantour: Paths of Recovery’

Chapter 13. Michal Lovecky and Ninja Mueller: Digital Worlds for Blue Tourism: The Case of Extended Realities in Tourism Futures

Chapter 14. Christian Lenzi and Chiara Grasso: Bridging Theory to Practice for an Ethical Animal-Based Tourism Future: The Case of the Italian Association ETICOSCIENZA

Chapter 15. Lucia Tomassini: Conclusive Reflections on Tourism Futures: Memos, Turning Points and Emerging Themes

Index

Editorial Reviews

Tourism is about encountering ‘the Other’ – other peoples, places, species and lifeways. This compilation guides us through multiple encounters with Others in various contexts, most particularly human-animal interfaces in tourism. Using a futures lens and an ethical imaginary, Dr Tomassini has commissioned a talented group of authors to reveal to us tourism potentialities in supporting more ecocentric and inclusive futures.

Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

This book presents a fascinating collection of studies depicting both utopian and dystopian tourism futures. Drawing on the concept of otherness and futures studies approaches, the book offers novel reflections on tourism futures in relation to political, economic, ecological, and technological turning points in tourism development. This makes the book a timely, important, creative, and thought-provoking contribution to tourism studies.

Flemming Sørensen

By focusing on ‘otherness’ and ‘othering’, this book offers critical insights essential to reimagining the future of tourism. The use of Calvino’s work to frame the discussion in the opening chapters is a welcome surprise, adding a cohesive thread throughout the edited volume. A must-read for anyone concerned with the future of tourism.

Sandro Carnicelli

Tourism is about encountering ‘the Other’ – other peoples, places, species and lifeways. This compilation guides us through multiple encounters with Others in various contexts, most particularly human-animal interfaces in tourism. Using a futures lens and an ethical imaginary, Dr Tomassini has commissioned a talented group of authors to reveal to us tourism potentialities in supporting more ecocentric and inclusive futures.

University of South Australia Freya Higgins-Desbiolles