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- I have my eyes fixed ahead : A contribution to the African literary landscapePublication . Baleiro, Rita; Coelho-Florent, AdrianaThis exploratory and conceptual paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of literary heritage to enhance the tourist experience and development of the Chão Bom Resistance Museum in Tarrafal (Cape Verde). This study contributes to the construction of the African literary landscape and lls the gap in the research on literary tourism in African destinations. Methodologically, the paper analyses primary and secondary data to identify literary texts and authors associated with the site that can help shape the site's literary landscape and suggest literary tourism products and experiences be implemented at the museum. The study is grounded in literary tourism studies, in the notion that literature can play a signi cant testimonial and enhancing role in tourism. It reviews the literature on literary tourism in African destinations. The main ndings point towards a substantive gap in the literature concerning literary tourism in African countries and a need for cultural promotion of literary tourist destinations aimed at both literary and non-literary tourists
- Dark literary tourism in difficult heritage: Exploring the potential of the Chão Bom Resistance MuseumPublication . Baleiro, Rita; Coelho-Florent, Adriana; Sara Cerqueira Pascoal; Laura Tallone; Marco FurtadoThe chapter departs from the broader concept of dark tourism and the sub-niche of prison tourism to propose a definition of dark literary tourism to bring to light the potential of the Chão Bom Resistance Museum as a dark literary place and discuss the educational and cultural functions of such sites as gateways to past historical events, their characters and literary works.