A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

• Published in: Journal of Critical Realism
• Main Author: De Bernardi, Cecilia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: authenticity; Saami people; critical realism; Tourism; indigenous; compromise; /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/20/4; name=Tourism research; Middle Ground; saami; Sámi
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/02bee2da-a2ff-47b9-b0e4-afe05b5c73c9; https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2019.1654702; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070970508&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85070970508&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This article explores the critical realist conceptualization of authenticity through its development in tourism, especially in relation to indigenous Sámi culture. Authenticity is discussed through the often relativistic perspectives surrounding it. This paper proposes a middle ground between object...