nightlife studies – Manuel Garcia-Ruiz

Tourist nightlife and the colonization of the urban night in Lisbon

A critical analysis of tourist nightlife in Lisbon and how tourism is reshaping the urban night through power, gender, and governance dynamics.

A new article has been published in Estudios Turísticos, co-authored with Guilherme Teixeira Costa and Jordi Nofre: “Cuando se enfría la noche: Sobre la turistificación del antiguo barrio rojo de Cais do Sodré y la autenticidad de la vida nocturna de Lisboa.” The article presents a critical ethnographic study (2020–2024) on the spatial, social, symbolic, and heritage impacts ofContinueContinue reading “New Article Published: When the Night Cools Down – Touristification and Authenticity in Lisbon’s Cais do Sodré”