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The visible-invisible tension of slum tourism influencers
| datacite.subject.sdg | 11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 10:Reduzir as Desigualdades | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Adalberto | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-29T15:57:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-29T15:57:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-01-28 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the tension between the visible and invisible aspects in slum tourism influencers’ content, addressing a gap in the literature regarding this kind of influencers and enhancing visual methodologies by including the analysis of invisible phenomena. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a qualitative analysis of the most-watched slum tourism influencers’ content in Brazilian ‘favelas’ (totaling 24,000,000 views) using Ranieri’s (2004) visual research framework and interpretation of the most frequent words in 27,000 comments on these videos. Findings – Slum tourism influencers often attempt to depict what cannot be shown due to risks to the hosts and influencers. The inability to show certain aspects is compensated by the proliferation of alternative images hinting at the unseen. Comments reveal that while the desire to perceive the unseen may drive viewership, the influencers and locals emerge as the primary visual focal points. Consequently, the marginalized setting of the slum fades into the background, with individuals taking precedence in viewers’ discussions. Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first to explore the role of the invisible in slum tourism influencer content and followers’ reactions. It illustrates that rather than imposing restrictions on the visible, the invisible serves as a catalyst for the proliferation of images through alternative means. | eng |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/cbth-05-2024-0168 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2752-6674 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2752-6666 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28810 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Emerald | |
| dc.relation | Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Visual methods | |
| dc.subject | Slum tourism | |
| dc.subject | Favela | |
| dc.subject | Tourism influencer | |
| dc.title | The visible-invisible tension of slum tourism influencers | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardNumber | UIDB/04020/2020 | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04020%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 21 | |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Fernandes | |
| person.givenName | Adalberto | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9713-2186 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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