Gender matters: Rethinking violence in tourism

The intersection of violence and gender matters in tourism, with being both a cause consequence inequality. This article establishes conversation the works Judith Butler Slavoj Žižek to rethink theories develop theoretical framework that captures nuances complexities gender-based violence. Violence does not happen “elsewhere”, rather potential for forms part human relations. However, inherent tourism relations is seldom named. develops an original proposal how conceptualizations challenging divide between subjective objective move often obscured ignored silences gendered vulnerability centre stage discussions tourism.