Sandro Carnicelli Filho
PhD Candidate
email: sandro.carnicellifilho@otago.ac.nz
PhD Title
Emotional Labour: Fear and Pleasure in White Water Rafting Guides
Supervisors
Associate Professor Neil Carr and Dr Anna Thompson
Research Abstract
When individuals perceive themselves physically and psychologically weak, people tend to stabilize their life rhythm and seek to go beyond passiveness and the attempt to reduce such stress and somehow engage in activities that provide them with more pleasant and significant experiences, one of these possibilities is the Adventure Activities.
The growing interest for researchers about Adventure Activities is clear and the leisure field is beginning to grow an interest in such practices, which have consistently called the attention of researchers.
Investigate the emotional aspects in the adventure tourism guides is relevant considering that one of most important component of this kind of activity is the emotional element. As investigated in my Master degree, the Adventure Tourists are looking to strong emotions and the paradox presented when someone feels emotions as pleasure and fear are effectively influenced by the guides. These guides are responsible to conduct their clients to an unknown universe, and this mysterious scenario is the start point to emotional experiences.
Finally, after had understand the emotional states in adventure clients, questions about the Emotional Labor of adventure guides and their influence in clients perception of emotion becomes evident, and is the mainly question in this research.
Education
Undergraduate Degree in Physical Education in the Sao Paulo State University, Brazil
Master Degree in Kinesiology in the Sao Paulo State University, Brazil
Publications
Schwartz, G.M., Campagna, J., Santiago, D.R.P., Carnicelli-Filho, S., Teixeira, H.M.C., Abrucez, P.M., Christofoletti, D.F.A. (In Press). Leisure and the Internet: Mood states of the Elderly during their first Internet contact. World Leisure Journal (accepted for publication 11 April 2010).
Carnicelli Filho, S., Schwartz, G.M., Tahara, A.K. (In Press). Fear and Adventure Tourism in Brazil. Tourism Management (accepted for publication 18 August 2009).
Carnicelli-Filho, S. (In Press). Rafting guides: leisure, work and lifestyle. Annals of Leisure Research (accepted for publication 18 December 2009).
Schwartz, G.M; Carnicelli Filho, S; Lavoura, T.N; Christofoletti, D.F.A; Campagna, J. and Santiago, D.R.P. (2008). Leisure and Emotion: Fear in Nature Adventure Activities. 10th World Leisure Congress, Quebec City, Canada.
Schwartz, G.M; Campagna, J; Santiago, D.R.P; Carnicelli Filho, S and Teixeira, H.M.C (2008). Leisure and Internet: Mood state of elderly during the first internet contact. 10th World Leisure Congress, Quebec City, Canada.
Carnicelli Filho, S. (2006). Work, responsibility and emotion: Rafting guide’s life. In G. M. Schwartz (org), Adventure in nature. São Paulo: Fontoura. pp. 253-262. (in Portuguese)
Schwartz.G.M., Carnicelli Filho, S. (2006). (Lack of) professional formation and the adventure activities: Focusing on rafting guides. Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte, 20(2): 103-109. (in Portuguese)
Carnicelli Filho, S., Schwartz.G.M (2006). Co-operative Games and violence: The vision of the Physical Education teacher. Lecturas en Educacion Fisica y Deportes, 96: 1-12. www.efdeportes.com (in Portuguese)
Scholarships and Awards:
Skills Active Outdoor Recreation Research Scholarship
Master Degree – National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq - Brazil) Scholarship
University of Otago Postgraduate ScholarshipTeaching Experience:
Teaching Fellow –Sport Tourism
Tutor in Tourist Behaviour – University of Otago
Tutor in Leisure and Recreation – Sao Paulo State University
Physical Education teacher in Colegio Purissimo (Rio Claro-Brazil)
Hobbies:
Soccer, Tennis and Adventure Activities