Tourism and the Marxist concept of estrangement from work

ABSTRACT

Taking as a crucial point the great impact on the tourism sector arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, the fragility of the tourism worker in the face of social, economic and health crises became evident. In a future resumption of tourism on a global level, it is essential that researchers, academics and interested parties adopt a critical approach in relation to the theme of labour. This paper, prepared from bibliographical analysis and referenced by historical materialism, aimed to present elements of discussion on the concepts of value, merchandise and estrangement from work in the Marxist perspective, bringing to the debate the critique of political economy of tourism, which is fundamental for the consistent analysis of the theme. It is hoped to promote new studies and appropriations of the Marxist theory, helping, even if occasionally, the expansion of the theoretical framework of tourism, offering subsidies for the ideal reproduction of what happens in the practical reality of tourism as a way to support actions to help these social actors to face the phenomenon.