Tourism and cultural encounters in the last frontiers
Host-guest encounters often play a key role within tourist experiences of culture and heritage. However, these encounters have increasingly been seen to shape and negatively influence local culture. In his report from early 2011, Shackel presents an example of the cultural encounter between local re...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/9a076f84-7c12-4bf0-9c9a-ff15ad846490 2024-06-02T08:07:28+00:00 Tourism and cultural encounters in the last frontiers Hübner, Anna 2015-10-21 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/9a076f84-7c12-4bf0-9c9a-ff15ad846490 https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2012.661752 eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/9a076f84-7c12-4bf0-9c9a-ff15ad846490 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Hübner , A 2015 , ' Tourism and cultural encounters in the last frontiers ' , International Journal of Heritage Studies , vol. 21 , no. 9 , pp. 862-868 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2012.661752 Authenticity Cultural encounters Greenland Heritage tourism article 2015 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2012.661752 2024-05-06T02:59:14Z Host-guest encounters often play a key role within tourist experiences of culture and heritage. However, these encounters have increasingly been seen to shape and negatively influence local culture. In his report from early 2011, Shackel presents an example of the cultural encounter between local residents and one-day tourists arriving to the Eastern Greenlandic village of Kulusuk. While much of his account revolves around the covert resistance of locals, he also critically addresses the validity of authentic tourist experiences. This brief note attempts to elaborate on the concept of authenticity, and suggests some issues to consider when discussing tourist experiences, local resistance and future tourism developments in a place like Kulusuk. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland greenlandic Kulusuk Aalborg University's Research Portal Greenland International Journal of Heritage Studies 21 9 862 868 |
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Host-guest encounters often play a key role within tourist experiences of culture and heritage. However, these encounters have increasingly been seen to shape and negatively influence local culture. In his report from early 2011, Shackel presents an example of the cultural encounter between local residents and one-day tourists arriving to the Eastern Greenlandic village of Kulusuk. While much of his account revolves around the covert resistance of locals, he also critically addresses the validity of authentic tourist experiences. This brief note attempts to elaborate on the concept of authenticity, and suggests some issues to consider when discussing tourist experiences, local resistance and future tourism developments in a place like Kulusuk. |
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