“Itching to make an impact”: constructing the mobile Singaporean voluntourist in Instagram travel narratives
Abstract
This study investigates voluntourism activity directed by a local university in Singapore. The phenomenological experience of participating in voluntourism is captured in the form of reflective Instagram posts where voluntourists often report attaining a sense of personal growth and development, centering their experiences at the expense of their underprivileged counterparts. By conducting a text and visual analysis of their Instagram posts, we...
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Title
“Itching to make an impact”: constructing the mobile Singaporean voluntourist in Instagram travel narratives
Published Date
May 18, 2020
Journal
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
332 - 354
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