Dr Dan Knox

My research interests focus on cultural tourism, national identities, visual culture, tourism and embodied practice and experience. Particular topics of current interest include emotional responses to leisure activities, Chinese heritage cultures, and the nature of experience. My research is critically informed through a long-term engagement with social science methodologies and particularly cultural geography. My PhD thesis (University of Durham) focused on the role of festivals and cultural events in the promotion of regional and national identities in Aberdeenshire, Scotland,. I am particularly interested in the development of theory in the field of tourism studies as well as practical applications of theory in tourism contexts.