Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden
Summary: Over the last decade hiking tourism has grown in Norway. This is exemplified by the increasing numbers of tourists that visits Trolltunga, Prekestolen and Kjerag. These are the most prominent examples, which appears to be part of a larger trend. Knivskjellodden has likewise, seen a rise in...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/16282 2023-05-15T17:04:27+02:00 Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden Berg, Bjørn-Andreas 2019-05-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16282 eng eng UiT The Arctic University of Norway UiT Norges arktiske universitet https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16282 openAccess Copyright 2019 The Author(s) VDP::Social science: 200 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 Tourism REI-3020 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2019 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:56:52Z Summary: Over the last decade hiking tourism has grown in Norway. This is exemplified by the increasing numbers of tourists that visits Trolltunga, Prekestolen and Kjerag. These are the most prominent examples, which appears to be part of a larger trend. Knivskjellodden has likewise, seen a rise in visitor numbers over the last decade. This aim of this thesis is to build an understanding of the meaning people attach to their hike to Knivskjellodden. This phenomenon will be explored through Edensor´s (2000, 2001, 2007) theories on performance in tourism. During the analysis it is reflected upon how identity is constructed through performances where `self´ is attached to activity, places and a certain way of traveling. Master Thesis Knivskjellodden University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Prekestolen ENVELOPE(25.701,25.701,70.893,70.893) Trolltunga ENVELOPE(-0.500,-0.500,-69.500,-69.500) |
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Summary: Over the last decade hiking tourism has grown in Norway. This is exemplified by the increasing numbers of tourists that visits Trolltunga, Prekestolen and Kjerag. These are the most prominent examples, which appears to be part of a larger trend. Knivskjellodden has likewise, seen a rise in visitor numbers over the last decade. This aim of this thesis is to build an understanding of the meaning people attach to their hike to Knivskjellodden. This phenomenon will be explored through Edensor´s (2000, 2001, 2007) theories on performance in tourism. During the analysis it is reflected upon how identity is constructed through performances where `self´ is attached to activity, places and a certain way of traveling. |
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Berg, Bjørn-Andreas |
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Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden |
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Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden |
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Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden |
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Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden |
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Hiking to the "Real" Northernmost Point. Performing Identiy on the way to Knivskjellodden |
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hiking to the "real" northernmost point. performing identiy on the way to knivskjellodden |
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
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2019 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16282 |
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ENVELOPE(25.701,25.701,70.893,70.893) ENVELOPE(-0.500,-0.500,-69.500,-69.500) |
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Norway Prekestolen Trolltunga |
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Norway Prekestolen Trolltunga |
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Knivskjellodden |
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Knivskjellodden |
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