Dark Tourism, as well as other terms such as Thanatourism and Grief Tourism, has been much discussed in the past two decades. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the subject from the point of view of both practice - how Dark Tourism is performed, what practical and physical considerations exist on site - and interpretation - how Dark Tourism is understood, including issues pertaining to ethics, community involvement and motivation. It showcases a wide range of examples, drawing on the expertise of academics with management and consultancy experience, as well as those from within the social sciences and humanities. Contributors discuss the historical development of Dark Tourism, including its earlier incarnations across Europe, but they also consider its future as a strand within academic discourse, as well as its role within tourism development. Case studies include holocaust sites in Germany, as well as analysis of the legacy of war in places such as the Channel Islands and Malta. Ethical and myriad marketing considerations are also discussed in relation to Ireland, Brazil, Rwanda, Romania, U.K., Nepal and Bosnia-Herzegovina.This book covers issues that are of interest to students and staff across a spectrum of disciplines, from management to the arts and humanities, including conservation and heritage, site management, marketing and community participation.
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Dark Tourism, as well as other terms such as Thanatourism and Grief Tourism, has been much discussed in the past two decades. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the subject.
Introduction1. Is All Tourism Dark?2. The Long Shadow: Marketing Dachau3. Prison Tourism: Exploring the spectacle of punishment in the UK4. Patrimony, engineered remembrance and ancestral vampires: Appraising thanatouristic resources in Ireland and Sicily5. Death Camp Tourism: Interpretation and Management 6. Guilty Landscapes and the selective reconstruction of the Past: Dedham Vale and the Murder in the Red Barn7. A Culturally Constructed Darkness: Dark Legacies and Dark Heritage in the Channel Islands8. A Light in Dark Places? Analysing the Impact of Dark Tourism Experiences on Everyday Life9. The Undead and Dark Tourism: Dracula Tourism in Romania10. Genocide tourism in Rwanda: contesting the concept of the ‘Dark Tourist’11. Everyday Darkness and Catastrophic Events: Riding Nepal’s Buses through Peace, War and an Earthquake12. From Living Memory to Social History: Commemoration and Interpretation of a Contemporary Dark Event13. Experiencing dark heritage live14. Dark Tourism in the Brightest of Cities: Rio de Janeiro and the Favela TourSelect Bibliography
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367368784
Publisert
2019-07-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
218

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Glenn Hooper is a Lecturer in Tourism and Heritage at Glasgow Caledonian University, and has held academic appointments at St. Mary’s University College Belfast, the University of Aberdeen and the Open University. He has published widely in travel and tourism, and is the co-founder of the international ‘Borders & Crossings’ Conference Series. His publications include Land and Landscape, 1770–2000, Irish and Postcolonial Writing (with Colin Graham) and Travel Writing and Ireland, 1760–1860.

John J. Lennon is the Vice Dean for the Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University and Director of the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development. John has undertaken over 550 tourism and travel projects, in over 40 nations, on behalf of private sector and public sector clients. John is the co-author of Dark Tourism: The Attraction of Death and Disaster and a range of publications relating to the subject based on international research in the area.