In Quest of the Sublime – Dark Tourism
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63088009.amp In my Globalisation module this week, I was tasked with giving a presentation on a subject that had interested us in the module so far. Inspired by our most recent topic, I chose to present on dark tourism. My presentation focussed on the Jeffrey Dahmer tours in Milwaukee. The dark tourism industry often runs into controversies and causes much upset. This industry has further immortalised the legacy of the murder of 17 men and boys by Jeffrey Dahmer. Visitors to Milwaukee can now go on tours of the area in which Dahmer lived, clubs he frequented, and other places where he lured his victims before they met their tragic end. The creation of such tours and the continuous interest in serial murder tourism poses the question of why? The ethics of these tours must also be questioned, especially when the crimes remain in living memory. This strange phenomenon is further exacerbated by the dark tour...