TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY
Visitors travel from all over the world to Northern Norway to view the natural spectacle, the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights during the wintertime. To increase the chances of visitors viewing the lights, they participate in a range of different activities. In order to get an understanding of how...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/7790 2023-05-15T17:43:22+02:00 TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY Wentzlaff, Franziska 2015-05-31 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/7790 eng eng UiT The Arctic University of Norway UiT Norges arktiske universitet https://hdl.handle.net/10037/7790 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7377 openAccess Copyright 2015 The Author(s) Reiseliv VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213 VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Bedriftsøkonomi: 213 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061 Northern Lights Performance Northern Lights Tourism Northern Norway RMG41 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2015 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:54:20Z Visitors travel from all over the world to Northern Norway to view the natural spectacle, the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights during the wintertime. To increase the chances of visitors viewing the lights, they participate in a range of different activities. In order to get an understanding of how tourists perform during those activities, an ethnographic methodology informed by feministic research values was applied. Data were gathered from different ethnographic methods and thematic analysis was used to categorize gathered data into the script, stage and sharing of performances. The findings indicate that northern light experiences are a fluent process of confrontation, adjustment and improvisation. The script behind Northern Lights experiences enables the participants to perform unknown activities in unfamiliar environments. Often, performance is a process of fluidly transiting from initially perceived uncontrolled situations to the actual performance of the activity. The uncertainty of the phenomenon Aurora Borealis requires improvisation and flexibility from all involved participants. Activities that are attached to such a place and setting associate with a need for increased improvisation, while flexible activities require additional guidance and structure. The stage for performance consists of the artic landscape and darkness both involving uncontrollable factors of the natural phenomena Northern Lights and the weather. Businesses use and form through materiality that supports performance, a controlled environment and stage within nature. The guide negotiates between stage, script and the visitors to enable their performance. Nevertheless, performance is individual and varies due to personal background and previous experiences. Sharing the experience with others and expressing themselves was almost as important for the tourists as to listen to the guide. Relatedly, performance does not just take place throughout a Northern Lights activity itself, additional performances reach and continue through social media. Master Thesis Northern Norway University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway |
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Reiseliv VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213 VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Bedriftsøkonomi: 213 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061 Northern Lights Performance Northern Lights Tourism Northern Norway RMG41 |
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Reiseliv VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213 VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Bedriftsøkonomi: 213 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061 Northern Lights Performance Northern Lights Tourism Northern Norway RMG41 Wentzlaff, Franziska TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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Reiseliv VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213 VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060::Nordic cultural science: 061 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Bedriftsøkonomi: 213 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060::Nordisk kulturvitenskap: 061 Northern Lights Performance Northern Lights Tourism Northern Norway RMG41 |
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Visitors travel from all over the world to Northern Norway to view the natural spectacle, the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights during the wintertime. To increase the chances of visitors viewing the lights, they participate in a range of different activities. In order to get an understanding of how tourists perform during those activities, an ethnographic methodology informed by feministic research values was applied. Data were gathered from different ethnographic methods and thematic analysis was used to categorize gathered data into the script, stage and sharing of performances. The findings indicate that northern light experiences are a fluent process of confrontation, adjustment and improvisation. The script behind Northern Lights experiences enables the participants to perform unknown activities in unfamiliar environments. Often, performance is a process of fluidly transiting from initially perceived uncontrolled situations to the actual performance of the activity. The uncertainty of the phenomenon Aurora Borealis requires improvisation and flexibility from all involved participants. Activities that are attached to such a place and setting associate with a need for increased improvisation, while flexible activities require additional guidance and structure. The stage for performance consists of the artic landscape and darkness both involving uncontrollable factors of the natural phenomena Northern Lights and the weather. Businesses use and form through materiality that supports performance, a controlled environment and stage within nature. The guide negotiates between stage, script and the visitors to enable their performance. Nevertheless, performance is individual and varies due to personal background and previous experiences. Sharing the experience with others and expressing themselves was almost as important for the tourists as to listen to the guide. Relatedly, performance does not just take place throughout a Northern Lights activity itself, additional performances reach and continue through social media. |
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TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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TOURISTS PERFORMING THE UNPREDICTABLE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCRIPT, STAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION ON NORTHERN LIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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tourists performing the unpredictable: the influence of the script, stage and social interaction on northern lights activities in northern norway |
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
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Northern Norway |
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Northern Norway |
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