Why do humans travel? What motivates us to leave home, explore new places, and move across borders? This interdisciplinary course examines travel as both an industry and a cultural practice societal force, exploring the motivations behind travel decisions, how destinations are branded and marketed, and the policies that enable movement. Students will explore how tourism and migration shape destinations and opportunities, investigating who benefits and who does not. Drawing on Danish and European examples, we will explore the forces that influence where we go, why we go there, and how communities, industries, and places are shaped by global mobility.
Syllabus
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Faculty
Shanal Uduwana
Master of Teaching (Secondary) and Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University. Former Academic Manager, Lecturer and Foundation studies Program Coordinator at Deakin College 2019 – 2022. Lecturer and Unit Leader for Marketing 1: Theory and Practice and Consumer Behaviour at Monash College 2016 – 2019. Previously involved in various marketing initiatives including: product and brand launches with Grey Group, brand redesign at Mentholatum Australasia and event activation for National Australia Bank (NAB), Flight Centre Travel Group and Monash University. With DIS since 2023.
Teresa Imaya Bengtsson
Cand.mag. (Advanced Migration Studies, Copenhagen University). B.A., in Global Humanities (Communications and Cultural Encounters, Roskilde University Center). Conference Coordinator, 21st Nordic Migration Research Conference, Copenhagen University, 2022. Consultant, M.A. in Advanced Migration Studies, Copenhagen University, 2021. Faculty, DIS, 2021-present. With DIS since 2013.
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