Sana Khadar

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1,561 appearances 21 recordings 5 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 14 Aug

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All In The Mind · Dark tourism, selfies and moral outrage · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

And while this is a centuries-old type of tourism, the dark tourists of today have something that totally changes the game. voice-verified

We have social media. voice-verified

We have selfies. voice-verified

So today, why we engage in dark tourism, why it can be a positive thing, and why anyone would want to take a selfie at Auschwitz. voice-verified

Craig White is an associate professor at Edinburgh Napier University, where he specializes in tourism management. voice-verified

And obviously the ethics around visiting a cemetery or Chernobyl versus the scene of an ongoing disaster are wildly different. voice-verified

But that just gives you a sense of how broad the definition of dark tourism is. voice-verified

Some versions of it could otherwise be referred to as heritage tourism or disaster tourism. voice-verified

But if the place you're going to is associated with death, then it's more or less considered dark tourism. voice-verified

So why do we do it? voice-verified

Well, the research literature suggests there are about as many motivations for becoming a dark tourist as there are dark tourism sites themselves. voice-verified

Some papers talk about the idea of these tourists being fascinated with death or wanting to seek out morbid things. voice-verified

But that really only seems to account for some of the attraction. voice-verified

Often, when people are asked why they visit these sites, they say it's for things like learning and understanding past events, paying respect, or remembrance. voice-verified

plain old human curiosity also comes up as a big driving factor. voice-verified

And sometimes people talk about it as being a must-see or exclusive experience. voice-verified

In a way, the kind of thing that every trendy tourist is chasing. voice-verified

And then finally, there are some hilariously mundane reasons that Craig's research has also uncovered. voice-verified

That was one particular example. voice-verified

And that's that's pretty funny. voice-verified

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