Dr Elisa Wynne-Hughes
(she/her)
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I study postcolonial touristic governance, neoliberal authoritarianism and the 2011 Egyptian revolution, through tourism and the global anti-street harassment movement.
My research interests include:
- popular culture and world politics
- the international politics of tourism
- transnational responses to everyday sexual violences
- neoliberal subjectivities
- neoliberalism authoritarianism and urban space in Egypt
- postcolonial governmentalities
- postcolonial, feminist and poststructural approaches
- discourse analysis and ethnographic research methods
I welcome proposals for research projects in my areas of research.
Publication
2023
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2023. Building consent for counterterrorism: Lonely Planet and Rough Guide tips for women tourists to revolutionary Egypt. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights 4(2), article number: 100105. (10.1016/j.annale.2023.100105)
- Becklake, S. and Wynne-Hughes, E. 2023. The touristic transformation of postcolonial states: human zoos, global tourism competition, and the emergence of zoo-managing states. Tourism Geographies (10.1080/14616688.2023.2231410)
2021
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2021. The battle of the Camel: revolution, transition and tourism in Cairo. Political Geography 91, article number: 102491. (10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102491)
- Vij, R., Wynne-Hughes, E. and Kazi, T. 2021. Introduction. In: Vij, R., Kazi, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. Precarity and International Relations. International Political Economy Palgrave, pp. 1-33.
- Vij, R., Kazi, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. 2021. Precarity and international relations. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan.
2020
- Wynne-Hughes, E. and Teo, T. eds. 2020. Postcolonial governmentalities: rationalities, violences and contestations. Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Rowman and Littlefield.
- Wynne-Hughes, E. and Pswarayi, C. 2020. Governmentality, postcolonialism and hybrid subjectivities - stories from international schools. In: Teo, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. Postcolonial Governmentalities Rationalities, Violences and Contestations. Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions Rowman & Littlefield, Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 67-91.
2017
- Weldes, J. and Wynne-Hughes, E. 2017. Beyond binaries with feminist secureconomy. Progress in Political Economy
2016
- Abdelmonem, A., Bavelaar, R. E., Wynne-Hughes, E. and Galán, S. 2016. The 'Taharrush' connection: xenophobia, Islamophobia, and sexual violence in Germany and beyond. Jadaliyya 2016(Mar 1)
2015
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2015. Governing through garbage-city tourism: producing international neoliberal subjects. Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies 17(6), pp. 839-852. (10.1080/1369801X.2014.998264)
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2015. Happiness as enterprise [Book Review]. Social Semiotics 25(1), pp. 113-115. (10.1080/10350330.2014.964003)
2012
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2012. 'Who would go to Egypt?' How tourism accounts for 'terrorism'. Review of International Studies 38(3), pp. 615-640. (10.1017/S0260210511000805)
2007
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2007. Empowering response-ability and responsibility: a role for stories in radical praxis. In: Agathangelou, A. M. et al. eds. Technologies of Empire. York: York Centre for International Security Studies, pp. 109-118.
Articles
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2023. Building consent for counterterrorism: Lonely Planet and Rough Guide tips for women tourists to revolutionary Egypt. Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights 4(2), article number: 100105. (10.1016/j.annale.2023.100105)
- Becklake, S. and Wynne-Hughes, E. 2023. The touristic transformation of postcolonial states: human zoos, global tourism competition, and the emergence of zoo-managing states. Tourism Geographies (10.1080/14616688.2023.2231410)
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2021. The battle of the Camel: revolution, transition and tourism in Cairo. Political Geography 91, article number: 102491. (10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102491)
- Weldes, J. and Wynne-Hughes, E. 2017. Beyond binaries with feminist secureconomy. Progress in Political Economy
- Abdelmonem, A., Bavelaar, R. E., Wynne-Hughes, E. and Galán, S. 2016. The 'Taharrush' connection: xenophobia, Islamophobia, and sexual violence in Germany and beyond. Jadaliyya 2016(Mar 1)
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2015. Governing through garbage-city tourism: producing international neoliberal subjects. Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies 17(6), pp. 839-852. (10.1080/1369801X.2014.998264)
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2015. Happiness as enterprise [Book Review]. Social Semiotics 25(1), pp. 113-115. (10.1080/10350330.2014.964003)
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2012. 'Who would go to Egypt?' How tourism accounts for 'terrorism'. Review of International Studies 38(3), pp. 615-640. (10.1017/S0260210511000805)
Book sections
- Vij, R., Wynne-Hughes, E. and Kazi, T. 2021. Introduction. In: Vij, R., Kazi, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. Precarity and International Relations. International Political Economy Palgrave, pp. 1-33.
- Wynne-Hughes, E. and Pswarayi, C. 2020. Governmentality, postcolonialism and hybrid subjectivities - stories from international schools. In: Teo, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. Postcolonial Governmentalities Rationalities, Violences and Contestations. Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions Rowman & Littlefield, Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 67-91.
- Wynne-Hughes, E. 2007. Empowering response-ability and responsibility: a role for stories in radical praxis. In: Agathangelou, A. M. et al. eds. Technologies of Empire. York: York Centre for International Security Studies, pp. 109-118.
Books
- Vij, R., Kazi, T. and Wynne-Hughes, E. eds. 2021. Precarity and international relations. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Wynne-Hughes, E. and Teo, T. eds. 2020. Postcolonial governmentalities: rationalities, violences and contestations. Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Rowman and Littlefield.
Research
The International Politics of Tourism
The Politics of the Transnational Anti-Street Harassment Movement
Postcolonial Governmentalities
Precarity and International Relations
Teaching
Current Teaching:
- Introduction to Globalization (1st Year, UG)
- Critical Approaches to Middle East Politics (2nd Year, UG)
- Popular Culture and World Politics (3rd year, UG)
- The International Politics of Tourism: Difference, Discovery and Desire (PGT)
Previously Taught:
- International Security (2nd Year, UG)
- The International Politics of the Middle East: Security, Development and Governance (3rd Year, UG)
- Popular Culture and World Politics (PGT)
- Gender, Sex and Death (2nd Year, UG)
- Colonialism, Global Political Economy and Development (2nd Year, UG)
- Issues in International Relations (PGT)
I have completed the Cardiff Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning programme, and am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Biography
Education and Qualifications
- PhD in Politics, Bristol, UK
- MA in Political Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
- BA (Honours) in Political Studies and English Literature, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Career Overview
- 2014 - present: Cardiff University School of Law and Politics, Department of Politics and IR
Supervisions
Current supervision
Rosa Maryon
Research student
Research themes
Specialisms
- Popular Culture and World Politics