Coercive geographies: Biopower, spatial politics, and the tourist
Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto,
Joseph M Cheer,
Maartje Roelofsen
et al.
Abstract:This symposium examines the relations between biopower, destination governance and tourism. Biopower, a Foucauldian concept, refers to political strategies based on humanity’s biological features. In the simplest of terms, it is applied via biopolitical mandates that govern life of a given population. Contemporary tourism exemplifies the exertion of biopower over the mobility of travellers, as was evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to a lesser degree, continues to do so. The role that tourism plays in… Show more
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