Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice – Volume 4, No. 1 – 2012
Table of contents
Special Issue on Liminal Landscapes
Editor’s Introduction. Hazel Andrews
Articles
From travellers to activist global citizens? Practitioner reflections on an activist/volunteer tourist project. Sameena Dalwai and Brendan Donegan, p. 5-29
Aoraki/Mt Cook and the Mackenzie Basin’s transition from wilderness to tourist place. Anna Thompson-Carr, p. 30-58
From liminoid to limivoid: Understanding contemporary bungee jumping from a cross-cultural perspective. Bjørn Thomassen and Maja Balle, p. 59-93
Another Space: Gleaning the Urban Littoral. Les Roberts, p. 94-100
V International Tourism Congress – The Image and Sustainability of Tourist Destinations, Peniche, Portugal, 23-25 November 2011, p. 101-103
Prison: Cultural Memory and Dark Tourism. Jacqueline Z. Wilson (2008)
The Conquest of Holidays. Elisa Pastoriza (2011), p. 104-108
Recent Submissions
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Another Space: Gleaning the Urban Littoral
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Another Space is a short ethnographic film about artist Antony Gormley‟s installation „Another Place‟ at Crosby Beach north of Liverpool. The visuals, shot on a visit to the beach in Easter 2009, are cut to a mosaic of ... -
Aoraki/Mt Cook and the Mackenzie Basin’s transition from wilderness to tourist place
(University of Plymouth, 2012)The natural landscapes of New Zealand are a key attraction for domestic and international visitors for a variety of recreation and leisure purposes. This paper explores the interactions between heritage and recreational ... -
From liminoid to limivoid: Understanding contemporary bungee jumping from a cross-cultural perspective
(University of Plymouth, 2012)This article is about bungee jumping and how it reflects the world in which we live. During the 1980s bungee jumping became one of the most popular ways of seeking a ‘real experience’, when the practice was commercialised ... -
Introduction: Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 4 No.1 2012
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Conference Report: Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 4 No.1 2012
(University of Plymouth, 2012)V International Tourism Congress – The Image and Sustainability of Tourist Destinations, Peniche, Portugal, 23-25 November 2011 -
Book Reviews: Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 4 No.1 2012
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Prison: Cultural Memory and Dark Tourism. Jacqueline Z. Wilson. (2008) Peter Lang Publishing, New York. Pp. 247, Hb. ISBN 978-14331-0279-0 The Conquest of Holidays. Short History of tourism in Argentina. Elisa Pastoriza. ... -
From travellers to activist global citizens? Practitioner reflections on an activist/volunteer tourist project
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Where their parents sought an essentially passive observation of the exotic while "roughing it‟ on foot and in sleeper class, a new generation of young travellers from the global North seek authentic experience in the ...