Writings from an academic about encounters, reflections, research in plain language and research interests
Sustainability Paradoxes: A Research‑Teaching Nexus in Action
How do we prepare future tourism and hospitality professionals to navigate a world defined by complexity, contradiction, and competing sustainability demands? As I was contemplating this question, I set out to develop an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) initiative that is doing exactly that by embedding my own research, active learning, and paradox thinking directly…
Women in Academia: Getting Unstuck and Rethinking Resilience
Let me begin with a caveat: I do not feel disadvantaged as a woman in academia. I am acutely aware of my privilege, and my academic career has been shaped, sometimes gently, other times firmly, by the circumstances of my life. To me, being an academic has never been simply a job. It is a…
Becoming a Human Book: Reflections From Rathlin Island’s Human Library
Sometimes, as academics, our work takes us into unexpected spaces, both intellectually and geographically. One such moment arrived when I agreed to become a Human Book at a Human Library event on Rathlin Island. The gathering was hosted by the Rathlin Development and Community Association and the Ulster University Rathlin-Research Forum as part of the Northern Ireland…
Susann Power 