Dr. Meng Qu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor & Vice Director at Hokkaido University’s Center for Advanced Tourism Studies. He co-convenes the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI) and serves as an Associate Editor of Folk, Knowledge, Place, and a Regional Editor of the Event Management journal. Dr. Qu is also a Guest Lecturer & Board Member at the New Ruralism Research and Development Center (NRRDC) in National Taiwan University and a Guest Associate Professor at Hiroshima University. With a background in digital media art and museum design, he brings a unique perspective to his research in creative/tourism geography, rural and island studies, particularly focused on East Asia.
His interdisciplinary research spans creative tourism initiatives, socially engaged art festivals, relational aesthetics, creative in-migrants, sustainability, and rural revitalization. Dr. Qu’s work aims to establish an interdisciplinary nexus for rural revitalization, emphasising the role of creative tourism in peripheral communities. He actively contributes to numerous academic journals, including Tourism Geographies, Shima, Event Management Journal, Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, and Journal of Responsible Tourism Management. His practical engagement in the field includes volunteering, staff roles, and research participation in international art festivals, such as the Xucun International Art Festival (2011-2013) in China, Setouchi Triennale (2016-2019) in Japan, and Shiosai Art Festival (2019-2022).
