Situated within the emerging social science literature contesting the diffusion of neoliberal ideologies into academia, this study explores the effects of neoliberalism (in the face of Covid-19 as well) on doctoral students. It employs a qualitative arts-based approach amalgamating aspects of autoethnography, ethnography, ethnodrama, and qualitative interviews to co-construct empirical material on Ph.D. students' experiences and emotions. In general, the discussions with the doctoral students portray a rather hostile tourism academy, characterized by unhealthy levels of competition, questionable supervisory practices, and quantitative measurements of output that discourage intellectual engagement and creativity. As such, tourism doctoral students often experience negative emotional experiences, such as fear and anxiety, which in some instances also lead to high levels of stress and depression. Overall, this work contributes to our understanding of the effects of neoliberalism on tourism academia by unveiling the multiple power structures tourism doctoral students have to face throughout their Ph.D. journeys.

本研究位于新兴的社会科学文献中，质疑新自由主义意识形态向学术界的扩散，探讨了新自由主义（同样面对 Covid-19）对博士生的影响。它采用以艺术为基础的定性方法，融合了自民族志、民族志、民族戏剧和定性访谈的各个方面，共同构建了博士的经验材料。学生的经历和情绪。总的来说，与博士生的讨论描绘了一个相当敌对的旅游学院，其特点是不健康的竞争水平、可疑的监管做法以及阻碍智力参与和创造力的产出量化测量。因此，旅游博士生经常会经历负面的情绪体验，例如恐惧和焦虑，在某些情况下，这也会导致高度的压力和抑郁。总体而言，这项工作通过揭示旅游博士生在攻读博士学位期间必须面对的多重权力结构，有助于我们理解新自由主义对旅游学术界的影响。旅行。