Biography
Dr. Milazzo is an interdisciplinary tourism and leisure scholar whose research focuses on examining the popular culture practices of ageographic communities (including fan communities, subculture communities, and brand communities) to address the socio-cultural impact of tourism on the world.
Research Interests
- Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism
- Popular Culture
- Fanship and Fan Communities
- Entertainment and Leisure
- The personalized worlds of experience guided by popular culture
Publications
Articles Published in Refereed Journals
Milazzo, L., & Soulard, J. (2024). Bridging disciplinary perspectives on transformation: Epistemologically evaluating liminality and transformative learning. Annals of Tourism Research, 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103710
Milazzo, L. (2023). Fanship as a Form of Liminoid Leisure. Leisure Sciences. DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2023.2273967
Milazzo, L. (2023). From Home to Hogsmeade: A Phenomenological Study of Liminoidity in Media Tourism. Annals of Tourism Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103679
Yeager, E., Soulard, J., Deale, C., & Milazzo, L. (2023). Building rural resilience with peer-to-peer accommodations. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2023.2235888
Milazzo, L. and Santos, S. (2022). Fanship and imagination: The transformation of everyday spaces into Lieux D’Imagination. Annals of Tourism Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2022.103399*
Encyclopedia Entry
Santos, C., & Milazzo, L. (2024). Cultural representation, Tourism. In J. Jafari & H. Xiao (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Tourism. (2nd edition). [In Press - forthcoming 2024].
Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
Milazzo, L., & Soulard, J. Bridging Disciplinary Perspectives on Transformation: Epistemologically Evaluating Liminality and Transformative Learning. Annals of Tourism Research, 50th Anniversary Volume of Annals of Tourism Research. [Accepted December 2023].
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
Zeng, S., Milazzo, L., & Zhang, X. Understanding Crafted Narratives of Tourists Negative Experience Recovery Process. Annals of Tourism Research.
Education
Ph.D. in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
M.A. in Anthropology of Travel, Tourism, and Pilgrimage, SOAS University of London
B.A. in History, Keene State College