Masculinities in the Field

This volume is an essential reference for designing, analysing and reflecting on field research. It advances the literature on gender by taking a specific focus on masculinities. The book is organised into four sections: hegemonic and heteronormative masculinities, performing heteronormative masculinities, situated masculinities and paternal masculinities. The chapters explore the question of what it means to be a ‘man’ and definitions of masculinities. These reflexive accounts of gendered field experiences further the call for gender positionality in research and will aid tourism researchers and other transdisciplinary scholars. It is a useful tool for supervisors, ethics committee members and researchers (male and female).

Brooke A. Porter is Associate Professor of Food & Sustainability Studies, Umbra Institute, Perugia, Italy. Her research interests include marine and aquatic conservation, tourism as a development, conservation and management strategy and social entrepreneurship tourism.

Heike A. Schänzel is Associate Professor and Programme Leader Postgraduate in International Tourism Management at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Her research interests include tourist behaviour, families in tourism, sociality in tourism and gender issues.

Joseph M. Cheer is Research Professor, Wakayama University, Japan and Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash University, Australia. His research interests include social-ecological resilience, Asia-Pacific, tourism geographies and anthropology of tourism.