Tourists and Tourism: A Reader, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Sharon Bohn Gmelch, Adam Kaul

• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 299
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Like earlier editions, the Third Edition of Tourists and Tourism is organized for use in the classroom. While several classic and popular articles from the second edition have been retained, three-quarters are new and cover important areas in tourism studies such as dark tourism, medical tourism, nonvisual sensory experiences of tourism, and tourism as performance. Several address issues that directly relate to the student experience, including study abroad, service learning, social media, and the ethics of travel.

Articles vary in length and style; some provide deeper context, while others are designed to spark debate in the classroom. Finally, an introduction to the use of film in teaching about tourism and a link to an important film resource are provided.

Title of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Chambers, Native Tours: The Anthropology of Travel and Tourism, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577666264).

✦ Table of Contents

Why Tourism Matters
A Brief History of Tourism
Where and Why People Travel
A Unique Form of Globalization
Tourism's Many Impacts
References Cited
Secular Ritual: A General Theory of Tourism
Tourism: Rituals of Reversal
Tourism, RituaI, and Time
The Structure of Ritual and Tourism
Entries and Exits
The Tourist Experience: Liminality and Communitas
Variations on a Theme: Different Strokes for Different Folks
The More Things Change, the More It's the Same Thing
References
Staged Authenticity: Arrangements of Social Space in Tourist Settings
Staged Authenticity: Arrangements of Social Space in Tourist Settings
Social Space and the Structuring of Beliefs
Back Regions, Intimacy, and Social Solidarity
Authenticity in Tourist Settings
Staged Authenticity in Tourist Settings
The Structure of Tourist Settings
Tourists and Intellectuals
Conclusion
Note
References Cited
An Ethnography of Travel in La Reunion
Ethnographic Research on Tourism in La Reunion
The Dialectics of Tourism Experience
Variable Time Frames to Work Out Personal Travel Experience
Coming Home as an Essential Part of Tourism Experience
The Multiple Roles of Souvenirs in the Post-Tourism Context
Tourism as Re-creation of Social Life
Tourism to Re-create an Existential Order of One's World
Tourism to Re-create Sociability
Destinations as Projection Grounds
Notes
References Cited
Let's Go Europe: Students as Tourists
Students on Tour
Travel Companions
Daily Routines of Student Travelers
Education? If So, What Kind?
Notes
References Cited
"Backs" to Nature: Musing on Tourist Selfies
Tourists Photographing Nature
What's Not to Like?
Two Different Cases to Consider: James and Annamarie
Notes
References
Tourist Photography and the Reserve Gaze
Characterizing the Reverse Gaze
Taking the Perspective of Ladakhis?
Tourists, Travelers, and Post-Tourists
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
References Cited
We're All Photographers Now: A Photographic Exploration of Tourist Behavior
Documentary Production
Hunting
Personal Branding
Postcarding
Self as Subject
Pushing Back
The Maasai and the Lion King: Authenticity, Nationalism, and Globalization in African Tourism
Mayers Ranch
Bomas of Kenya
Out of Africa Sundowner
Writing Tourism and Writing Ethnography
The Questioning Gaze
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Performing Tourism, Staging Tourism: (Re)producing Tourist Space and Practice
Staging Tourism, Producing Dramas
Rituals and Dramas Staged for Tourists
Sceneography and Stage-Design
Mediated Spaces
Key Workers
Tourists as Performers
Directed Performances
Identity-Oriented Performances
Nonconformist Tourist Performances
Conclusion
Note
References Cited
Deceivingly Difficult: Asian Guides with Asian Tourists in an Asian Destination
Jogja, Never Ending Asia
"They Left as Quickly as They Came": Jogja a la Japanese
Seeing and Selling Jogja through "Asian Eyes"
Conclusion
References cited
Producing and Consuming Heritage Tourism: Recent Trends
Heritage Supply and Demand
Contemporary Trends and Issues
Social Media and Technology
Recognizing Nontraditional Heritage Tourisms
Issues of Scale
Conclusion
References Cited
From Pilgrimage to Dark Tourism? A New Kind of Tourism in Palestine
The Palestinian Situation
Dark Tourism
References Cited
Music on the Edge: The Commodification of an Irish Musical Landscape
Commodifying an Irish Landscape
Making Money, Making Music
“Busk Off if You're Rubbish"
Conclusion
References Cited
Tasting: Wine Tourism in the Napa Valley
Napa's Wine Tourists
Napa's Tourism Landscape
Tasting and the Testing Room Experience
The Rewards of Wine Tourism
Final Thoughts
Notes
Souvenirs, Animals, and Enchantment: Encountering Texas Cowboy Boots
Colonial Legacies
Popular Culture, Tourism, and Souvenir Production and Consumption
Materialities of Tourist - Animal Encounters
Conclusion
Note
References Cited
Community-Based Ecotourism in Costa Rica: Who Benefits?
Defining Ecotourism
Costa Rican Park Creation and Ecotourism
Ecotourism on Osa
Economic Impacts of Ecotourism
Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism
Sociocultural Impacts of Ecotourism
Conflicting Environmentalisms
New Forms of Collective Mobilization
Conclusion
Note
References Cited
In Search of the Narwhal: Ethical Dilemmas in Ecotourism
Case Study: High Arctic Sea Kayak Tour
Local Communities and Narwhal Hunting
Evidence of Hunting
Community-Centered Perspectives
Conservation-Centered Perspectives
Tourist Perspectives
Personal Impressions
Ethical Issues
Ethical Options
Conclusions
References Cited
Dreams and Realities: A Critical Look at the Cruise Ship Industry
Changes in Cruising Over Time
Changing Economics of Cruise Tourism
Changing Relationships with Ports
Being a Conscientious Cruiser
Environmental Issues
Labor Issues
Onboard Crime
Health and Liability
In Closing
References Cited
Medical Tourism: Reverse Subsidy for the Elite
Avenues for Growth of Medical Tourism
Reproductive Tourism
Virtual Collapse of Public Services
Targeting the Elite
Conclusions
Notes
References Cited
When Sex Tourists and Sex Workers Meet: Encounters within Sosua, the Dominican Republic
Why the Sex Trade? Why Sosua?
International Tourism: Who Benefits?
Sex Work: Short- and Long-term Strategies
Sex Workers' Stories
Elena and Jurgen: Building and Breaking Transnational Ties through Sex Work
Luisa’s Money Wires
Carmen’s Diversification Strategy
Conclusion
Notes
Children and Sex Tourism: The Case of Thailand
A History of Prostitution in Thailand
The Nature of the Problem
Creating Innocence
Conclusion
References Cited
Rethinking Volunteer Tourism?
The Rise of the Volunteer Tourism Industry
The Potential and Drawbacks of Volunteer Tourism
Toward More Responsible Volunteer Tourism
References Cited
Go Global, Think Local: Ethical Issues in Student Travel