Conference on 'Of Asian Origin' : Rethinking Tourism in Contemporary Asia (7-9 Sep 2006, Singapore)
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Contemporary Asia (7-9 Sep 2006, Singapore)
Rethinking Tourism in Contemporary Asia
An International Conference organized by Asia Research Institute, National
University of Singapore
7 - 9 September 2006
Seminar Rooms A, B & C
Block AS7, Shaw Foundation Building, Level 1, 5 Arts Link, NUS
Recent years have witnessed a seemingly relentless surge in the movement of
tourists 'of Asian origin'. Indeed, bodies such as the World Tourism
Organisation, confidently predict that over the coming decades Asia will
have the fastest growing population of tourists on the move in the world.
Despite such predictions, very little attention has been given to the
social, cultural and political implications of Asia's transformation from
mere host destination into a region of mobile consumers. Hosted by the Asia
Research Institute, this international conference sets out to address this
gap by offering the first sustained examination of tourism in Asia by Asian
tourists.
With so much tourism theory predicated on so many universalisms, there are
indications that key threads of the literature are critically challenged by
the praxis of Asian tourists. While tourism in Asia by Asian tourists has
begun to receive some academic interest in recent years, studies remain
isolated and limited in scope. There has yet to be a consolidated, sustained
examination of an area that promises to have profound societal implications
across the region over the coming decades.
In response, this international conference seeks to move beyond current
western-centric orthodoxies of tourism to add fresh approaches for
understanding the changing nature of tourism in Asia. Over fifty five papers
spanning 17 countries across the region will explore tourism in relation to
gender, unequal development, migration/diaspora, trans-national capitalism,
modernity, citizenship, media, heritage, and popular culture. Thoroughly
interdisciplinary in nature, the conference promises to explore the broader
implications arising from tourism 'of Asian origin'; and, in so doing,
provide rich, and highly innovative, insights into the rapidly changing
socio-cultural landscape of contemporary Asia.
Conference Themes:
· New Frontiers, Emerging Markets
· Media, Pop Culture and the Packaging of Place
· Heritage Politics & 'Re-Orienting' the Past
· Tourism to Migration to Expatriation: Identities on the Move
· Sensing the Local: The Spiritual & the Corporeal
· Domestic Destinations
· State, Community & Minority: The Role of Tourism for Development
Kindly click here for the conference programme a Programme
<http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/docs/prog/pg_tourism.pdf>
For more information on the conference, kindly log on to:
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/conf2006/tourism.htm
<http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/conf2006/tourism.htm>
Registration for Observers
Standard: $100 (for 3 days inclusive of conference kit, 2 tea breaks &
lunch during conference)
One Day: $50 (for 1 day inclusive of conference kit, 2 tea breaks &
lunch during that particular day of the conference)
Please click here for Registration Form: Registration Form
<http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/docs/forms/fm_tourism.doc>
Applicants should send in their bank drafts or cheques made payable to the
"National University of Singapore", together with a completed registration
form to the conference secretariat by 31 August 2006.
NUS Staff / Students - No Registration Fee Required. Please e-mail Miss
Alyson Rozells at ariaar@nus.edu.sg
<http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/conf2006/ariaar@nus.edu.sg> to RSVP.
Contact Details
Further enquiries should be directed to Dr Tim Winter, email:
ariwtc@nus.edu.sg <mailto:ariwtc@nus.edu.sg>
Secretariat
Miss Alyson Rozells
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
AS7, Level 4, 5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570
Tel: (65) 6516 8787 Fax: (65) 6779 1428
Email: ariaar@nus.edu.sg <mailto:ariaar@nus.edu.sg>