Abstract

In this paper I provide a critical discussion of gender intersectionality and its relevance for sustainability in tourism, focusing on the intersection between gender and race. I argue that Black women in tourism suffer from a double negation caused by both sexism and racism, but this has received little acknowledgement or critical discussion in studies of sustainable tourism. However, an intersectional approach to gender is vital as it rejects reductionist views of women’s experiences in tourism and the attendant power relationships that such an approach (re)produces. I argue that it is through a critical understanding of the importance of an intersectional approach to gender that we can move closer to achieving equity in the development of tourism. My discussion is theoretically underpinned by critical race theory (CRT) and the related logics of Black feminism which I use to highlight the (re)presentation of Black women in tourism. Methodologically I draw on the storytelling technique popularised in CRT to analyse a fictional film – ‘Heading South’, to explore Black women’s elision as agentic beings as well as their (re)presentation as vulnerable and submissive. I argue that such (re)presentations of Black women in tourism popular cultural narratives have material implications for sustainable development.

摘要

在本文中，我对性别交叉性及其与旅游业可持续性的相关性进行了批判性讨论，重点关注性别和种族之间的交叉点。我认为旅游业中的黑人女性受到性别歧视和种族主义的双重否定，但这在可持续旅游研究中几乎没有得到承认或批判性讨论。然而，对性别问题采取交叉方法至关重要，因为它拒绝对女性在旅游中的经历以及这种方法（再）产生的随之而来的权力关系的还原论观点。我认为，正是通过对跨性别方法的重要性的批判性理解，我们才能更接近实现旅游业发展的公平性。我的讨论在理论上得到了批判种族理论 (CRT) 和黑人女权主义的相关逻辑的支持，我用这些逻辑来强调黑人女性在旅游业中的（重新）表现。在方法论上，我利用 CRT 中流行的讲故事技术来分析一部虚构电影——《向南》，探索黑人女性作为代理人的省略以及她们（重新）表现出脆弱和顺从的形象。我认为，在旅游流行文化叙事中对黑人女性的这种（重新）呈现对可持续发展具有重大意义。探索黑人女性作为代理人的省略，以及她们（重新）表现出脆弱和顺从的形象。我认为，在旅游流行文化叙事中对黑人女性的这种（重新）呈现对可持续发展具有重大意义。探索黑人女性作为代理人的省略，以及她们（重新）表现出脆弱和顺从的形象。我认为，在旅游流行文化叙事中对黑人女性的这种（重新）呈现对可持续发展具有重大意义。