Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3390
Title: Heterotopic erotic oases: The public nude beach experience
Authors: Andriotis, Konstantinos 
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Sociology
Keywords: Beach experience;Erotic oasis;Gay space;Heterotopia;Nudism;Sexual body
Issue Date: Oct-2010
Source: Annals of Tourism Research, 2010, vol. 37, no. 4, pp.1076–1096
Volume: 37
Issue: 4
Start page: 1076
End page: 1096
Journal: Annals of Tourism Research 
Abstract: Despite the importance of beaches for a broad spectrum of recreational activities, very little is known about the multitude of beach use in marginalized spaces offering a range of opportunities for transgressive behaviour. To explore the ways that the principles of Foucault’s heterotopia are articulated by users of a gay nude beach, functioning as an erotic oasis, this study adopted a covert ethnographic approach which involved non-participant observation. The results of the study offer a unique glimpse into the role of beach, body and sexuality in the tourism experience and unlock the complexities and entanglements engaged in deviant beach use. Keywords: heterotopia, erotic oasis, beach experience, nudism, gay space, sexual body.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3390
ISSN: 18737722
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2010.04.003
Rights: © Elsevier
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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