Navigating Culture, Religion and Controversy: The Penitensya Rituals in the Philippines as a Dark Event
Book Chapter
Victoria, M., & Wight, C. (in press)
Navigating Culture, Religion and Controversy: The Penitensya Rituals in the Philippines as a Dark Event. In B. Wyatt, H. Stewart, J. Kennell, & P. R. Stone (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Dark Events. Routledge
This paper navigates the complex interplay between cultural tradition and controversy through an in-depth exploration of Penitensya, a Filipino Lenten ritual known for its vio...
Rethinking Dark Tourism: Practitioner Perspectives, and Future Research Directions
Journal Article
Wight, C., Podoshen, J., Wyatt, B., & Lennon, J. (in press)
Rethinking Dark Tourism: Practitioner Perspectives, and Future Research Directions. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2025.2521277
This study invited dark tourism practitioners to comment on the salient academic discourses concerning dark tourism and propose new ways forward for research. Through a genre ...
The intersection of feminism, tourism, events and festivals research: progress and prospects.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Orea-Giner, A., & Todd, L. (2025, May)
The intersection of feminism, tourism, events and festivals research: progress and prospects. Presented at CHME 2025: Transforming the Hospitality Sector Through Innovation, University of Essex, UK
A Summer Sunday Evening
Digital Artefact
Stutterheim, K. A Summer Sunday Evening. [Film]
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Stutterheim, K. A Summer Sunday Evening. [Film]
An experimental Short Documentary
After a busy summer weekend at one of southern England’s most beautiful beaches, people gather for BBQs, dip their feet in the sea, snap pho...
Artademic: Art practice as research
Digital Artefact
Todd, L. (2025)
Artademic: Art practice as research. [Blog post]
‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ (origins unknown) is a much-repeated quote. Although (arguably) simplistic, there is something to this!
I am an artist. I’m also an inter...
Preparing Tourism, Hospitality and Events graduates to be industry ready: Extending the three-factor model of authentic learning
Journal Article
Kitchen, E., Goh, E., Steriopolous, E., Harkison, T., Drake, C., Robertson, M., Losekoot, E., & Waterston, L. (online)
Preparing Tourism, Hospitality and Events graduates to be industry ready: Extending the three-factor model of authentic learning. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2420868
Authentic learning is a critical pedagogy and curriculum requirement in higher education to better prepare students for future workforce requirements. As such, educators adopt...
Learning for future challenges: tourism futures and deep learning applied to teaching the UN SDGs
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2024, November)
Learning for future challenges: tourism futures and deep learning applied to teaching the UN SDGs. Presented at 2nd Tourism Futures Convention 2024 (TFC), Heilbron, Germany
This research presentation discussed the importance of future and foresight thinking (visioning) and the utility of scenario building as part of active design thinking as peda...
Three original painting based on visual arts-based tourism research selected for national exhibition, "What in the World?" by A New Primer
Exhibition / Performance
Todd, L. Three original painting based on visual arts-based tourism research selected for national exhibition, "What in the World?" by A New Primer. [Oil on canvas]. 12 October 2024 - 19 October 2024
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Todd, L. Three original painting based on visual arts-based tourism research selected for national exhibition, "What in the World?" by A New Primer. [Oil on canvas]. 12 October 2024 - 19 October 2024
Engaging secondary stakeholders with Edinburgh’s festivals and tourism sectors: Staycations, localisation, community, and placemaking.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Leask, A. (2024, August)
Engaging secondary stakeholders with Edinburgh’s festivals and tourism sectors: Staycations, localisation, community, and placemaking. Presented at 35th International Geographical Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland
Our research considers how Edinburgh’s festivals and tourism sectors can advance through sustainable community engagement, such as facilitating staycations, by responding to c...
Sustainable Events, Net Zero, UN SDGs and "stickiness”
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2024, August)
Sustainable Events, Net Zero, UN SDGs and "stickiness”. Presented at 5th International Conference on Tourism and Business (ICTB) (Rethinking Tourism Sustainability: The Role of Destinations), Bangkok, Thailand
Through case study research, this conference paper consider the work of events as destination dynamics (Robertson, Mair, Lockstone-Binney & Duignan, 2022) and the significance...