Rita Baleiro

Rita Baleiro holds a PhD and a Masters in English and Portuguese Studies from the New University of Lisbon, and a first degree in Modern Languages and Literatures – Portuguese and English – also from the New University of Lisbon. She is a senior lecturer of English for Specific Purposes and Portuguese Language and Culture at the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of the Algarve. She is a member of CITUR (Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism) and she collaborates with the Tourism, Space and Urbanities Research Group of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She has been co-chief-editor of Dos Algarves: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal since 2007. Her research interests include literature studies, academic writing and the intersections between literature and tourism. She has authored and co-authored various national and international scientific publications. Orcid 0000-0002-3188-5150

Publications

Global Perspectives on Literary Tourism and Film-Induced Tourism
Global Perspectives on Literary Tourism and Film-Induced Tourism
Rita Baleiro, Rosária Pereira. © 2022. 371 pages.
At the end of the 20th century, the traditional forms of tourism transformed; they expanded by the introduction of new postmodern tourist forms, bringing innovative offers to the...
Reading Between the Scenes: Cinematic Representations of Literary Tourism
Reading Between the Scenes: Cinematic Representations of Literary Tourism
Rita Baleiro, Rosária Pereira. © 2022. 16 pages.
Departing from the assumption that cinema has always had the capacity to represent social structures and movements and provide valuable sources of information about societal...
Tourist Literature and the Architecture of Travel in Olga Tokarczuk and Patti Smith
Tourist Literature and the Architecture of Travel in Olga Tokarczuk and Patti Smith
Rita Baleiro. © 2022. 15 pages.
This chapter analyses two travel narratives within the scope of literature and tourism studies, aiming to explore the motivations to undertake journeying and the experience of...
Dynamic Strategic Thinking for Improved Competitiveness and Performance
Dynamic Strategic Thinking for Improved Competitiveness and Performance
Georgette Andraz, Helder Carrasqueira, Rosaria Pereira, Rita Baleiro. © 2020. 346 pages.
Competition in today’s global economy has become more complex due to the adoption of digitization and advanced methods of performance. Firms are compelled to adapt to new...