Wildlife tourism through the co-creation lens

• Giovanna Bertella ^[1] ; M. Fumagalli ^[2] ; V. Williams-Grey ^[3]
  1. [1] The Arctic University of Norway

     The Arctic University of Norway

     Noruega

     
  2. [2] Tethys Research Institute, Milano, Italy
  3. [3] Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Plymouth, MA, USA

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• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 44, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 300-310
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This study reflects on the conceptualisation of wild animals as co-creators. Its purpose is to encourage reflection about the role of animals in wildlife tourism. Therefore, to this end – and in the belief that diversity and creativity are important elements in critical thinking – the study was developed by a research team with diverse professional backgrounds. It adopts a fictional methodological approach, employing a fictive dialogue between a tourist joining a swim-withdolphins tour and a dolphin and draws upon recent scholarly contributions on animals from the perspective of various disciplines, including philosophy, biology and tourism, The study’s most important contribution comes in the form of a discussion of the co-creation concept from a critical perspective, based on innovative and explicitly-described ontological, epistemological and methodological considerations.