Christine Buzinde
Assistant Professor
801A Ford Building
Phone: 814-863-9773
Fax: 814-867-1751
Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Current Research Interests
Social aspects of tourism with a
particular emphasis on two areas:
a) Politics of tourism representation within heritage sites
b) Endogenous community tourism development
Recent Courses Taught
RPTM 300W Tourism and Leisure Behavior
RPTM 410 Marketing
RPTM 597A: Foundations of Tourism
Selected Publications
Buzinde, C. N., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Yoo, E., & Morais, D. (In Press). Tourists' Perceptions in a Climate of Change: Eroding Destinations. Annals of Tourism Research.
Buzinde, C. N., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Kerstetter, D. & Redclift, M. (In Press). Representations and Adaptation to Climate Change. Annals of Tourism Research.
Buzinde, C. N. & Santos, C. A. (2009). Interpreting Slavery Tourism Representations. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(3), 439-458.
Buzinde, C. N. & Santos, C. A. (2008). Representations of Slavery. Annals of Tourism Research, 35(2), 469-488.
Buzinde, C. N. (2007). Representational politics of plantation heritage tourism: The contemporary plantation as a social imaginary. In C. McCarthy, A. A. Filmer, M. D. Giardina & M. Malagreca (Eds.), pp.229-252, Globalizing Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Interventions in Theory, Method & Policy. Peter Lang.
Buzinde, C. N., Santos, C. A., & Smith, S.L.J. (2006). Ethnic Representations: Destination Imagery. Annals of Tourism Research, 33, 707-728.
Santos, C.A., & Buzinde, C. N. (2007). Politics of Identity and Space: Representational Dynamic. Journal of Travel Research, 45(3), 322-332.