Auschwitz: tourists in the gas chamber

Belfast: graffitti on "peace wall"

Ghana: slaves were gathered here before leaving for the Americas

Guilt Trip: Telling Atrocity Stories Through Tourism

Work in progress:

A book-length analysis of how museums, heritage sites and other tourist attractions portray “atrocities,” or historical instances of extreme injustice. Examines atrocity tourism sites connected with the Holocaust, state terror under communism, slavery, apartheid, the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland, the Irish famine, and the genocide of indigenous North Americans.

My work

General Spirituality
God in the Dark: Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life
A look at the two faces of passion (suffering and desire), and their role in the life of faith.
Franciscan Spirituality
Following Francis: The Franciscan Way for Everyone
Reflections on Franciscan spirituality and the Franciscan Third Order
Identity Tourism
Identity Tourism: Imaging and Imagining the Nation -- June, 2008
This book examines how museums and other attractions can be used to tell a people's story, and build a sense of national identity.
Work in Progress: Tourism
Guilt Trip: Telling Atrocity Stories Through Tourism
Examines how museums tell the stories that are hardest to hear.
Selected social science articles
Selected articles
A selection of articles on the creation and projection of group images and identities in tourist attractions, and on methods for the study of new religious movements.

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