Dark tourism: "it's not as scary as you think!"

<p>In this Global Local Podcast episode, your host, Freya Millard, chats with Dr. Beth Heidelberg from Minnesota State University, Mankato, to discuss her very niche specialism exploring local government&#39;s relationship to the dark tourism industry. Providing insightful case study analysis from her own field research of US dark tourism hotspots like Salem, Clear Lake, Holcombe and Amityville. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Be sure to check out our full Global Local newsletter on the underexplored relationship between local government and dark tourism at <a href="https://lgiu.org/global-local/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">lgiu.org</a> – <em>Coming October 31st, </em><a href="https://lgiu.org/global-local/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>subscribe for FREE today</em></a><em>!</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Other links mentioned in the show: </strong></p> <p><a href=" https://lgiu.org/briefing/of-witchcraft-and-wanderlust-10-lessons-in-dark-tourism-for-local-government-from-salem-massachusetts " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Beth&#39;s feature for LGIU on 10 key lessons of dark tourism from Salem</a> <em>(Link goes live on October 31st and will be included in the newsletter – </em><a href="https://lgiu.org/global-local/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>subscribe</em></a><em> to not miss it!) </em></p> <p><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1743873X.2014.953538">Managing ghosts: exploring local government&#39;s involvement in dark tourism</a> research by Prof. Beth Heidelberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1743873X.2022.2114837">Not fade away: a case study of Clear Lake, Iowa and municipal involvement in dark tourism</a> research by Prof. Beth Heidelberg</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>For more information on Global Local and to quickly sign up to receive our newsletter every week for FREE, </strong><a href="https://lgiu.org/global-local/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>visit here</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p>