Dark tourism is the practice of visiting sites associated with death and disaster. Participation is increasing, yet much of the machinations behind dark tourism remain shrouded in mystery, and intentionally so. This all-new book explores the seductive premise that dark tourism offers the possibility of ‘transformation’; that visiting memorials to past tragedy will ultimately lead us to becoming better versions of ourselves.

Championed by enthusiastic governments ― notably in the UK ― ‘must have’ memorialisation has become an opportunity to groom the public with contrived grief from the past that will be replenished by establishment neglect in the future.

Author: H. E. Sawyer
Publisher: Headpress
Page Count: 328pp
Size: 6 x 9 x 1
Notes: paperback
Date of Publication: December 1, 2023
ISBN: 978-1915316172