Work and Emotions in Mossoroense Tourism: a Critical Perspective at the Situational-Performatics Frameworks of Workers Fired at Hotel Thermas During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Josefa Raquel Sales Dias Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN
  • Jean Henrique Costa Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN
  • Raoni Borges Barbosa Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN
  • Francisco Wilton da Silva Júnior Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5771083

Keywords:

Work, Uneployment, Pandemic, Emotions, Tourism

Abstract

The Coronavirus pandemic caused intense changes in the daily lives of humanity, affecting the mobility and routine of all individuals who depend on work to survive. As a result, Hotel Thermas, located in the city of Mossoró/RN, announced its closing in May 2020, leading to the dismissal of its more than 200 employees. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the situational-performatic frames of workers fired at Hotel Thermas. This study has an exploratory and qualitative character, carried out through semi-structured interviews with the participation of informants who worked at Hotel Thermas during the period in which it was closed. The abrupt change in the informants' routine, mass dismissals and insecurity in the search for new job opportunities were elements that had a negative impact on the emotional daily lives of these workers. It can be concluded, therefore, that the relationship between the importance of the working world for the individual, unemployment and the pandemic proved to be essential elements for understanding the impact of crises and how they affect the emotional daily lives of the interviewed.

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Author Biographies

Josefa Raquel Sales Dias, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN

Bacharelanda em Turismo – UERN. C.V: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8645642168403069 [ raquel.saales@gmail.com ]

Jean Henrique Costa, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN

Doutor em Ciências sociais. Professor da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-2418 [ prof.jeanhenriquecosta@gmail.com]

Raoni Borges Barbosa, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN

Pós-Doutorando em Antropologia Social pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social / UFRN. Doutor em Antropologia/UFPE. C.V: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-3149 [ raoniborgesb@gmail.com ]

Francisco Wilton da Silva Júnior, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte / UERN

Mestrando em Ciências Sociais e Humanas –PPGCISH/UERN. Bacharel em turismo/UERN (2021). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-0893 [ guiawilton.silva@gmail.com ]

Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Sales Dias, J. R. ., Costa, J. H., Borges Barbosa, R., & da Silva Júnior, F. W. (2021). Work and Emotions in Mossoroense Tourism: a Critical Perspective at the Situational-Performatics Frameworks of Workers Fired at Hotel Thermas During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Latin American Journal of Tourismology, 7(Single), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5771083

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ESTUDO DE CASO/ CASE STUDY /ESTUDIO DE CASO