#MeToo: a feminist hashtag analysis of gender-based violence against solo female travellers.
Author(s)
Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling
Chen, Ya-xin
Ho, Ching-Hua
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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This chapter investigates social media posts related to gender-based violence against female travellers within the #MeToo movement. The sexualization of the hotel space that renders female travellers/guests at risk of and being responsible for sexual violence emerges as a key finding with actionable implications. This chapter does not provide a 'big data' analysis. Rather, the intentions of this chapter are to renew our understanding of gender-based violence in tourism by engaging in the latest feminist discourse, and to identify the extent to which female travel safety is featured in the #MeToo movement. The implications ...
View more >This chapter investigates social media posts related to gender-based violence against female travellers within the #MeToo movement. The sexualization of the hotel space that renders female travellers/guests at risk of and being responsible for sexual violence emerges as a key finding with actionable implications. This chapter does not provide a 'big data' analysis. Rather, the intentions of this chapter are to renew our understanding of gender-based violence in tourism by engaging in the latest feminist discourse, and to identify the extent to which female travel safety is featured in the #MeToo movement. The implications of #MeToo in raising awareness of female travel safety and stimulating changes towards a safer tourism space for women are discussed.
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View more >This chapter investigates social media posts related to gender-based violence against female travellers within the #MeToo movement. The sexualization of the hotel space that renders female travellers/guests at risk of and being responsible for sexual violence emerges as a key finding with actionable implications. This chapter does not provide a 'big data' analysis. Rather, the intentions of this chapter are to renew our understanding of gender-based violence in tourism by engaging in the latest feminist discourse, and to identify the extent to which female travel safety is featured in the #MeToo movement. The implications of #MeToo in raising awareness of female travel safety and stimulating changes towards a safer tourism space for women are discussed.
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Book Title
Tourism and gender-based violence: challenging inequalities
Subject
Tourist behaviour and visitor experience