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Guest speaker:
'I am the dark tourist'
Guest Speaker Event
H.E.Sawyer 'I am the Dark Tourist
Students and staff are invited to join us on Tuesday 22nd November between 11 - 12pm in lecture theatre 221 (Riverside Building) where we will be joined by author H.E. Sawyer to share his journey travelling to dark tourism sites around the world.
H.E. Sawyer, who has visited dark sites for over 40 years, published his first book on dark tourism in 2018 called 'I am the Dark Tourist: Travels to the Darkest Sites on Earth'. A synopsis of the book can be found below. He is currently working on a new book which will be published in 2023 and follows on from his previous journey called, 'I am the Dark Tourist: Messenger of Remembrance'. His latest book offers a critical exploration of dark tourism with a focus on sites of remembrance.
In his talk, H.E. Sawyer will share his journey and reflections on visiting sites of dark tourism all around the world. We hope you will join us for what is sure to be an exciting exploration of what is sometimes considered to be the tourist industry's 'dirty little secret'!
If you would like to attend, please note that capacity is limited. You can register using the form below.
H.E. Sawyer, who has visited dark sites for over 40 years, published his first book on dark tourism in 2018 called 'I am the Dark Tourist: Travels to the Darkest Sites on Earth'. A synopsis of the book can be found below. He is currently working on a new book which will be published in 2023 and follows on from his previous journey called, 'I am the Dark Tourist: Messenger of Remembrance'. His latest book offers a critical exploration of dark tourism with a focus on sites of remembrance.
In his talk, H.E. Sawyer will share his journey and reflections on visiting sites of dark tourism all around the world. We hope you will join us for what is sure to be an exciting exploration of what is sometimes considered to be the tourist industry's 'dirty little secret'!
If you would like to attend, please note that capacity is limited. You can register using the form below.
Dark Tourism is the practice of visiting sites associated with death. While participation increases, dark tourism remains a mystery, regarded as the tourist industry’s dirty little secret.
This book challenges the misconceptions of a ghoulish practice through the eyes of a self-confessed dark tourist, who has spent forty years visiting the world’s dark sites. From the cobbled streets of Whitechapel on a Jack The Ripper walking tour to the snowy suicide forest of Aokigahara, Japan, H. E. Sawyer ticks off the darkest sites on Earth in his book I Am The Dark Tourist. He examines how some sites seek promotion beyond their physical boundaries, employing education to disassociate from the dark tag, whilst others wish to remain hidden from our curiosity. In the course of his travels he wrestles with the ultimate question regarding dark tourism; why would anyone want to visit sites touched by death in the first place? |