<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dr. James Kennell's Academic Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transforming Conflict Through Tourism Insights]]></description><link>https://www.jameskennell.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:07:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jameskennell.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why start a festival during a war?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine’s Stoned Climbers festival began after the full-scale invasion. Its growth raises a question: why do people create new events during war?]]></description><link>https://www.jameskennell.com/post/why-start-a-festival-during-a-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0d2c8059-ccfe-4a25-9a4a-1b21ef049901</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:24:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7eed5_4f7af8375b4542e6baac3add90fc4708~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jameskennell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Remembrance Sunday has changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remembrance Sunday feels timeless, but participation and meaning have changed. Four decades of newspaper coverage reveal recurring debates about recognition, reconciliation and protest.]]></description><link>https://www.jameskennell.com/post/how-remembrance-sunday-has-changed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5e76ca-3c60-4484-bdbc-834fe71fad37</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:48:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7eed5_28d38f1427074abe91a9d180bb05cab6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Kennell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the stadium to the funeral: dark events as infrastructures of political memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[How football displays and funeral rituals give contested memories public form — and carry the politics of past conflicts into the present.]]></description><link>https://www.jameskennell.com/post/from-the-stadium-to-the-funeral-dark-events-as-infrastructures-of-political-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">918bdcaf-48c4-498b-b1e8-ead6b036e382</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7eed5_b7184a6cc3154adbb24af49eb387b88b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_776,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jameskennell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>