Borg Mesch : The Role of a Culture Broker in Picturing the North

• Published in: Journal of Northern Studies
• Main Author: DuBois, Thomas A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 2014
• Subjects: Borg Mesch; Svenska Turistföreningen; history of tourism; history of photography; Ethnology; Etnologi; Journal of Northern Studies
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-121005; https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v8i2.784

This paper examines the role of Borg Mesch (1869–1956) in the development of a nascent tourist industry in the North of Sweden. The concept of culture broker is used to clarify Mesch’s varying activities as a photographer, outfitter, and guide in relation to two different clienteles: Swedes from...