Femininities in the field : tourism and transdisciplinary research

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction – Issues in the Field: A Female Perspective -- 1 Safety First: The Biases of Gender and Precaution in Fieldwork -- 2 Negotiating Machismo as a Female Researcher and Volunteer Tourist in Cusco, Peru -- 3 The Married Life (as a Marine Tourism Researcher) -- 4 ‘Dale Chica!’: A Surfer Chick’s Reflections on Field Research in Central America -- 5 Early Motherhood and Research: From Bump to Baby in the Field -- 6 ‘Mummy, When Are We Getting to the Fields?’ Doing Fieldwork withThree Children -- 7 The Dissemination of the Feminine: An In-depth Analysis of Independent Travel -- 8 Gender Bias and Marine Mammal Tourism Research -- 9 The Eff ect of Motherhood on Tourism Fieldwork with Young Children: An Autoethnographic Approach -- 10 Subjectivities Implode: When ‘The Lone Male’ Ethnographer is Actually a Nursing Mother … -- 11 Icebreaker: Experiences of Conducting Fieldwork in Arctic Canada with my Infant Son -- 12 Researching in a Men’s Paradise: The Emotiona lNegotiations of DrunkenTourism Fieldwork -- 13 Motherhood within Family Tourism Research: Case Studies in New Zealand and Samoa -- Conclusion – Gender: A Variable and a Practice

The aim of this book is to analyse and reflect on the effect of femininities in the field and the encountered biases specific to women researchers in tourism studies. The purpose of the book is to define potential areas of gender bias using international case studies from five continents to improve the validity and transparency of future research conducted by researchers in transcultural contexts. It covers broad themes including access, attire and conduct, sexual harassment, personal safety, and accompanied research and well-being. The volume provides case studies using reflexivity to create baselines for comparison for female (and male) researchers doing fieldwork and outlines potential areas of concern for supervisors through a transdisciplinary approach in a global context. It is an essential guide for supervisors, students, ethics committee members and any researchers.