Susan Pitchford



Selected Social Science Articles

"Identity Tourism: A Medium for Native American Stories," in Tourism, Communication and Culture, Vol. 6, 2006.

(With Chris Bader and Rodney Stark) "Doing Field Studies of Religious Movements: An Agenda," in The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Vol. 40, No. 3 2001.

"Image-making Movements: Welsh Nationalism and Stereotype Transformation," in Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 44, No. 1 2001.

"Ethnic Tourism and Nationalism in Wales," in Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1995.

"The Tourist Trap: Turning Tourism to Our Advantage," in Planet: The Welsh Internationalist, No. 103, Feb/March 1994.


My work

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 -- Winter 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.
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.
Work in Progress: Spirituality
God in the Dark: Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life
A look at the two faces of passion: suffering and desire.
Work in Progress: Tourism
Guilt Trip: Telling Atrocity Stories Through Tourism
Examines how museums tell the stories that are hardest to hear.



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