No Longer Invincible： Women＇s Role in Promoting Ubud as Culinary Destination in Bali

作     者：Putu Diah Sastri Pitanatri 

作者机构：Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Nusa Dua Bali Indonesia 

出 版 物：《Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management》 (旅游与酒店管理（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第3期

页      面：114-122页

学科分类：06[历史学] 

主　　题：cultural tourism local culinary destination gender equity women empowerment 

摘      要：The development of cultural tourism in Ubud has contributed to the rise of its image as a culinary destination. Surprisingly, the ascent of this new image was mainly reinforced by women＇s role in practicing local culinary entrepreneurship. Even it is acknowledged that culture is a dynamic entity, Balinese women get very rare exposure in the culinary world as it is commonly known mastered by men. On the other hand, culinary tourism has now taken a major part in many tourist destinations. As an emerging trend, culinary tourism faces the fears the world is surrendering to： McDonaldization and cultural homogenization. With this emerging trend, Ubud＇s cooking culture and tastes own a major potential in promoting the destination. However, as a part of culture local culinary in Ubud is rarely being studied or visible to the academic literatures. Becoming fertile terrain for researches that explore the discipline of cultural tourism, very little research also has been carried out into gender dimension in culinary tourism in Ubud. This paper is a first attempt to unpack women＇s role in promoting Ubud＇s image as an emerging culinary destination. Using qualitative method, the paper explores women who have not only succeeded in lifting local culinary as traveller＇s preferences but also in opening up job opportunities in rural areas. The data presented in this article were collected through observation and in-depth interviews of four leading Ubud women who have run successful local culinary outlets or restaurants offering local dishes. The four women surveyed are the owner of Kedewatan Chicken Rice （Nasi Ayam Kedewatan） Ibu Mangku, the owner of the infamous suckling pig in Ubud Ibu Oka, the owner of Bebek Bengil Agung Raka Suenl, and the owner of Paon Bali cooking class Ibu Puspawati. Combining literature reviews and data obtained through observation and in-depth interviews, this paper aims to provide an overview of the potential of culinary tourism to contribute to the gender e