Program

4:00 p.m.

Registration and Dorm Check-In

6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception, Summit Centre Lobby Floor
Appetizers by Spencer’s Tall Trees

7:00 p.m.

Conference Welcome, Room 101

7:15 p.m.

Shaw-Mannell Leisure Research Award Presentation, Room 101

7:30 p.m.

Hallman Lecture and Keynote Address, Room 101
“Promise and Prospects of Critical Tourism Studies (North America)”
Annette Pritchard, PhD., Cardiff Metropolitan University and Nigel Morgan, PhD., University of Surrey

9:00 a.m.

Opening Gathering, Room 101
Lois Thomas, Oneida Bear Clan from Six Nations
Peter Schuler, Anishinaabe Elder and Educator, Mississaugas of the Credit
Doug Jacques, Educator and Consultant

Please join us for a traditional opening ceremony to recognize the ancestral landholders of the area, to honour the land, and to prepare ourselves to be fully present and engaged in good work.

9:45 a.m.

Workshop, Room 101

“Guided Discussion on Tourism and Indigenous Life”
Lois Thomas, Oneida Bear Clan from Six Nations; Peter Schuler, Anishinaabe Elder and Educator; and Doug Jacques, Educator and Consultant

Workshop, Room 102

“White Nationalism, Identity Tourism, and Cyberspace: A Cautionary Tale”
Rasul A. Mowatt, PhD., Indiana University and André Brock, PhD., University of Michigan

10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break
The Butcher’s Daughters

11:15 a.m.

Race, Place, and Power
Room 101
Session Chair: Ana María Munar
 

• “Tourism Development, Ecological Destruction, and Reproductions of Orientalism in Contemporary Tibet”—Tao Zhou, University of Waterloo and Bryan S. R. Grimwood, PhD., University of Waterloo
• “’Let Them Be Heard: The Emotional Performances of Slave Narratives at U.S. Plantation Sites”—Stefanie Benjamin, PhD., The University of Tennessee
• “Unsettling The Ground Under Our Feet (and Skis): Carving ‘Turns’ at Sun Peaks Resort”—Lisa Cooke, PhD., Thompson Rivers University

Navigating Tourism Impacts in Communities
Room 102
Session Chair: Karla Boluk

• “From Leisure Space to Space of Risk: Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Tourism Communities”—Coralie Lebon, University of Quebec in Montreal; Dominic Lapointe, PhD., University of Quebec in Montreal; and Alexis Guillemard, University of Quebec in Montreal
• “Cruise Tourism in the Caribbean: The Mess of Mass Tourism”—Paul Wilkinson, PhD., York University
• “Displacement and Community Resilience in the South Pacific”—Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten, PhD., University of Waikato; Jessica Pasisi, University of Waikato; and Alison McIntosh, PhD. University of Waikato

12:30 p.m.

Lunch
The Butcher’s Daughters

1:30 p.m.

Workshop, Room 101

“Guided Discussion on Tourism and Indigenous Life”

Lois Thomas, Oneida Bear Clan from Six Nations; Peter Schuler, Anishinaabe Elder and Educator; and Doug Jacques, Educator and Consultant

Workshop, Room 102

“Re-Embodiment of Travel Remembrances: The Practicum of Memory Work in Tourism Pedagogy”

Heather Mair, PhD., University of Waterloo; Meghan L. Muldoon, University of Waterloo; Pooneh Torabian, University of Waterloo; and Mahsa Rouzrokh, PhD., George Brown College

2:45 p.m.

Coffee
The Butcher’s Daughters

3:15 p.m.

Early Career Panel, Room 101
“Reflections on Pathways and Practices of Tourism”
Laura Elizabeth Aguilar-Méndez, University of Waterloo; Christina Cavaliere, Stockton University; Allison Holmes, University of Ottawa; and KangJae Jerry Lee, PhD., University of Missouri-Columbia
Carol Kline (Moderator)

4:45 p.m.

Choose Your Own Dinner Adventure

7:30 p.m.

Community Keynote and Reception, Summit Centre Lobby Floor

Music by PJ and Oli
Small bites by Spencer’s Tall Trees

Keynote Address for CTSNA Delegates and the Muskoka Community (followed by Q&A), Room 101
“Retreat and Freedom at the Cottage: Mary Northway and Friends”
Julia Harrison, PhD., Trent University

9:00 a.m.

Welcome

9:10 a.m.

Wellness, Travel, and Quality of Life
Room 101
Session Chair: Meghan L. Muldoon

• “Activity Variety and Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being during a School Trip: Testing a Proposition of the Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model”—David Drewery, University of Waterloo; Kai Jiang, University of Waterloo; Margo Hilbrecht, University of Waterloo; Ondrej Mitas, NHTV Breda University; and Anna Jakubowitz, NHTV Breda University
• “Family Travel in the US: The Best Things in Life Aren’t Always Free”—Lynn Minnaert, PhD., New York University
• “Have You Had Your Vitamin N? Promoting Nature-Based Tourism in the Northern Periphery”—Steve Taylor, PhD., University of the Highlands & Islands and Suzanne Kennedy, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
• “Lifestyle Migration and the Pursuit of a Good Life”—Zainub Ibrahim, PhD. University of Montreal and Rémy Tremblay, PhD., University of Quebec

Capital(s) and Symbolic Connections in Tourism
Room 102
Session Chair: Carol Kline

• “Immigrant Hosts and Capital Development”—Tom Griffin, PhD., Ryerson University
• “No Act of Kindness Wasted? Interrogating Temporary Social Capital in Tourism”—Troy D. Glover, PhD., University of Waterloo and Sebastian Filep, PhD., University of Otago
• “Addressing Cultural Vulnerabilities in Arctic Tourism: Kindness as Third Space”—Julie Leeming, University of Waterloo and Bryan S. R. Grimwood, PhD., University of Waterloo

10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break
The Butcher’s Daughters

11:15 a.m.

Critical Explorations in Tourism Pedagogy and Epistemology
Room 101
Session Chair: Maggie Miller

• “Paulo Freire and Tourism Education: Can Tourism Emancipate ‘the Oppressed’?”—Karla Boluk, PhD., University of Waterloo and Sandro Carnicelli, PhD., University of the West of Scotland
• “Fostering Critical Thinking in Tourism Pedagogy for Intellectual Wellness: An Application of the Critical Incident Questionnaire in Tourism Studies”—Christina T. Cavaliere, Stockton University and Bill Reynolds, PhD., Stockton University
• “Unwellness in Tourism Scholarship: Seeing the World as Black and White”—Edward Brooker, PhD., Sheridan College and Marion Joppe, PhD., University of Guelph

Sociality in Tourism Spaces
Room 102
Session Chair: Lynn Minnaert
 

• Human Connections and Transformation in Tourism: An Existential Analysis”—Ksenia Kirillova, PhD., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Xinran Lehto, Purdue University
• Welcome Home: Cultural and Experiential Reflections on the Shambhala Music Festival” — Nataliya Kiyan, Thompson Rivers University and Kellee Caton, PhD., Thompson Rivers University
• “Reflections on Blogging: A Study of Slum Tourism”—Meghan L. Muldoon, University of Waterloo

12:30 p.m.

Gathering and Gratitude, Room 101
Lois Thomas, Peter Schuler, and Doug Jacques

1:00 p.m.

Lunch
The Butcher’s Daughters

 2:00 p.m.

Workshop, Room 101

“Unlearning Racism: Dawning Power, Wielding Resistance, and Promoting Peace in Tourism and Leisure Studies”

Pooneh Torabian, University of Waterloo; Kimberly J. Lopez, University of Waterloo; Ali Mostolizadeh, University of Waterloo; Lisbeth Berbary, PhD., University of Waterloo; Bryan S.R. Grimwood, University of Waterloo; and Susan M. Arai, PhD., University of Waterloo

Workshop, Room 102

“Teaching Improv to Academics: Learning How to Say Yes…And”

Stefanie Benjamin, PhD., The University of Tennessee

3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break
The Butcher’s Daughters

 4:00 p.m.

Discourse and Narrative across Power-Inflected Boundaries
Room 101
Session Chair: Lisa Cooke

• “For the Good of All? A Critical Reflection on the Language of Accessible Tourism”—Brielle Gillovic, University of Waikato; Alison McIntosh, PhD., University of Waikato; Simon Darcy, PhD., University of Technology Sydney; and Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten, PhD., University of Waikato
• “’China Watching’: The Making of a Collection”—Honggen Xiao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• “Travelling Post 9/11: Narratives of Canadians with Dual Citizenship”—Pooneh Torabian, University of Waterloo and Heather Mair, PhD., University of Waterloo

The Politics of Placemaking and Tourism Development
Room 102
Session Chair: Lynn Minnaert

• “Discourse, Power, and Tourism Development Policy in Guizhou Province, China”—Xiaotao Yang, University of Waterloo; Bryan S. R. Grimwood, PhD., University of Waterloo; and Heather Mair, PhD., University of Waterloo
• “Evaluating the Relationships that Facilitate Political Influence: Perspectives from Advocates and Tourism Industry Members”—Whitney Knollenberg, PhD., Virginia Tech and Nancy G. McGehee, PhD., Virginia Tech
• “Exploitation, Conservation, and Adaptation: Placemaking and Tourism Territory, the Case of the Iles de la Madeleine, in Québec, Canada”—Dominic Lapointe, PhD., University of Québec in Montreal and Bruno Sarrasin, PhD., University of Québec in Montreal

5:15 p.m.

Choose Your Own Dinner Adventure

7:30 p.m.

Movie Night!, Meet in Summit Centre Lobby
Featuring Welcome to the Smiling Coast: Living in the Gambian Ghetto
Filmmaker: Emiel Martens

9:00 a.m.

Welcome

9:15 a.m.

Perspectives on Tourist Consumption
Room 101
Session Chair: Carol Kline

• “Packing well, feeling well: Unpacking Objects of Travel in a Trekking Trip to the Mount Everest Base Camp”—Ali Mostolizadeh, University of Waterloo
• “Sleeping in the Hay: An Act of Resistance against Mass Tourism?” —Nadina Ayer, University of Waterloo and Kai Jiang, University of Waterloo
• Eating on the Fringe: Influences on Organic Food Consumption”—Jill Poulston, PhD., Auckland University of Technology

Social and Environmental Justice in Tourism
Room 102
Session Chair: Karla Boluk

• “Rights to Re-Create: An Examination of Access Barriers in Public Environments”—Adam Keul, PhD., Plymouth State University
• “Animal Welfare in Tourism: Advancing Context-Sensitive Understandings and Analyses”—Madyson M. Taylor, University of Waterloo and Bryan S. R. Grimwood, PhD., University of Waterloo
• “Tourism in the Dominican Republic: A Case Study of Social Injustice”—Lauren Duffy, PhD., Clemson University; Carol Kline, PhD., Appalachian State University; and Chantell LaPan, PhD., North Carolina State University

10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break
The Butcher’s Daughters

11:00 a.m.

Tourism Perspectives
Room 101
Session Chair: Heather Mair

• “Examining the Challenges and Complexities of Developing Sustainable Tourism: A Local Government’s Perspective”—Alexia F. Franzidis, PhD., University of North Carolina Wilmington
• “From the Mountains to the Screen: Storying Visuals in Critical Tourism Research”—Maggie C. Miller, University of Waterloo
• “What Would Durkheim Say? A Sociological Approach to Nationalism in Chinese Outbound Tourism to Japan”—Yunzi YaaYaa Zhang, Purdue University; Kai Jiang, University of Waterloo; Shangzhi Charles Qui, Purdue University; and Liping Cai, PhD., Purdue University

Centering on Community
Room 102
Session Chair: Troy Glover

• “Immigrants’ Engagement in Tourism Planning: Toward More Inclusive Community Engagement Processes”—Anahita Khazaei, PhD., University of Guelph; Statia Elliot, PhD., University of Guelph; and Marion Joppe, PhD., University of Guelph
• Poverty Reduction and Biodiversity Conservation as Key Elements of Corporate Social Responsibility within Tourism Enterprises: The Case of the Vietnam Marine Conservation Zones System” —Hien Nguyen, University of Southampton
• New World Community an example of the new generation of volunteer tourism operators?”—Karla Boluk, PhD., Karla Boluk and Jasveen Rattan, PhD., University of Waterloo

12:15 p.m.

Lunch
The Butcher’s Daughters

1:15 p.m.

Keynote Address, Room 101
“Academic Well-Being (and Academic Illness)”
Ana María Munar, PhD., Copenhagen Business School and Tomas Pernecky, PhD., Auckland University of Technology

2:45 p.m.

Coffee Break
The Butcher’s Daughters

3:15 p.m.

Bus Departs for Northridge Inn for Gala, Summit Centre Parking Lot

10:30 p.m.

First Bus Departs Northridge Inn for Summit Centre

Second Bus Departs Northridge Inn for Summit Centre

Check-Out of Dorms