Abstract
The lack of innovation in tourism research methods and the failure
of many studies to relate theory to method has been commented upon
in the tourism literature. The present paper reviews the method,
memory-work, and its appropriateness for the study of women's and
girls' tourist experiences. Memory-work is considered innovative
and a method aligned with a feminist social constructionist paradigm.
The key features of memory-work are: memories are the raw data; the
subject and object of the research become one; the researcher and
researched are "co-researchers"; there is a collective interpretation
and theorisation of the memories; and the collective approach allows
for the possibility of liberation. In the present study, adaptations
to the method were required due to the selected research design and
the fact that the study was doctoral research. With such amendments,
the method was found to be well suited for a study which sought to
uncover the many levels of themes in women's and girls' tourist experiences.
Memory-work is recommended to others with a feminist social constructionist
approach who are interested in the study of women and tourism.
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