Guided by the dark: From thanatopsis to thanatourism
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In this paper, the authors look at the historical development of Thanatoptic elements in travel and show how the Dark Tourism to which this issue is devoted can be located within a historical tradition which sheds light on how it should be defined, typified and viewed today.Abstract:
Death is the one heritage that everyone shares and it has been an element of tourism longer than any other form of heritage. This paper looks at the historical development of Thanatoptic elements in travel and shows how the Dark Tourism to which this issue is devoted can be located within a historical tradition which sheds light on how it should be defined, typified and viewed todayread more
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Consuming dark tourism: A Thanatological Perspective
Philip R. Stone,Richard Sharpley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a model of dark tourism consumption within a thanatological framework is proposed as a basis for further theoretical and empirical analysis of the dark touristic experiences in modern societies.
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A dark tourism spectrum: Towards a typology of death and macabre related tourist sites, attractions and exhibitions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that dark tourism products may lie along a rather "fluid and dynamic spectrum of intensity", whereby particular sites may be conceivably "darker" than others, dependant upon various defining characteristics, perceptions and product traits.
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Heritage Tourism in the 21st Century: Valued Traditions and New Perspectives
Dallen J. Timothy,Stephen Boyd +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined a range of what they called "existing and emerging trends in heritage tourism", including research focused on supply and demand, heritage politics, conservation concerns, heritage economics, authenticity and more recent trends encouraging research in the following: thanatourism, ordinary landscapes, ordinary people, how heritage is linked to other sectors, heritage trails and routes, personal heritage and individual identity, the rise of heritage in the developing world, and religious tourism.
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SHADES OF DARK TOURISM Alcatraz and Robben Island
Carolyn Strange,Michael Kempa +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that former sites of punishment and incarceration have become a popular tourist experience as defunct prisons are converted into museums or heritage sites, such as Alcatraz in the United States, and Robben Island in South Africa.
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Sought experiences at (dark) heritage sites
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the tourist experience at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp and find that tourists' perceptions of the site should be considered in the conceptualization of tourist experience.
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