Islands after Tourism - Escaping the Monocultures of Leisure Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy Outpost tells stories of emptiness

Outpost tells stories of emptiness

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Islands after Tourism - Escaping the Monocultures of Leisure Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy Outpost tells stories of emptinessTourism does more than transforming spaces and forcing emotions: its geographies also conceal a persisting power that captures the imagination. In their operational sturdiness, tourismscapes appear intractable and inert, making their alternative renderings almost unthinkable. It feels uncanny to picture islands and their coasts freed from programs of leisure. But in recent years, the exhaustion of people and landscapes has brought forth a renewed