Summary

Part 1 of your assignment asks you to summarise “What is Dark Tourism?” in 150 words. The material is a BBC podcast from 2014.

The hosts, Neil and Rob, analyse the rising popularity of dark tourism, a type of tourism where people visit sites where brutal events occurred, such as Auschwitz in Poland or Chernobyl in Ukraine. Rob argues that it is curiosity and the historical importance of these places that attract him and people like him. Neil also mentions morbid fascination as a cause of this type of tourism.

The hosts discuss whether dark tourism is ethical, as organisers make money out of the misery of others. They cite Dr Phillip Stone, who claims dark tourism is not new because people have always been drawn to death and suffering, and give t...