Essays about: "backpackers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word backpackers.

1. 1. Unveiling a Material Agent: An Anthropological study on how backpacks shape backpackers’ journeys and identities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Izaak Ramkali; [2023]
   Keywords : Anthropology; Backpacking; Backpacks; Identity Formation; Material Agency; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper aims to contribute to wider discussions within the discipline of anthropology regarding the social and material significance of backpackers’ backpacks. Mainly, this paper examines how backpacks help construct backpacking identity and shape backpackers’ journeys and experiences. READ MORE

3. 2. “Eden to Hell in the Space of a Few Seconds” : an ecocritical and postcolonial analysis of Alex Garland’s The Beach

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Hanna Strömberg; [2022]
   Keywords : The Beach; postcolonial ecocriticism; utopia; wilderness; pastoral;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the cultural concepts of wilderness, utopia, and the pastoral in relation to The Beach from ecocritical and postcolonial perspectives. Evidently, the pastoral is critical in shaping the Western idea of wilderness, and the utopistic mindset plays an equally crucial role in wilderness gazing. READ MORE

4. 3. Deconstructing Backpackers' Identity Projects - The role of experiences for identity construction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Antje Katrin Dieckhoff; Mariana Cañavera Herrera; [2020]
   Keywords : Backpackers; Consumer Identity Projects; Deconstruction; Extraordinary Experiences; Hermeneutic Phenomenology; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis Purpose: The aim of this research project was to uncover the meaning of extraordinary experiences for consumers’ identity projects and to understand how extraordinary experiences, rather than brands and possessions, can be used for self-presentation and self-extension. Methodology: Following Van Manen’s method for hermeneutic phenomenological research combined with Derrida’s notion of deconstruction, we examined “lessons learned”-type blog posts of ten backpackers. READ MORE

5. 4. Mobile sociality : backpacker interaction in a digital world

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sidiq Hari Madya; [2017]
   Keywords : affordance; backpacker; digital; identity; interaction; mobility; network; sociality; technology; travel;

   Abstract : The rise of the internet, social networking sites, and mobile devices have transformed the way backpackers experience travel. Social sphere of traveling is not merely a physical space but is now extended through digital social media in which backpackers can interact, post, share, and present their corporeal travel activities online. READ MORE

6. 5. Supporting Backpackers Needs and Travel Experiences : Design implications for communication technology

   University essay from Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Jessica Helenius; [2012]
   Keywords : backpacker; communication technology; travel experiences; design implications; travel motivations; consumer needs; mobile application;

   Abstract : Our society is becoming more restless and mobile, a symbol for this mobility are the backpackers. Backpackers are found everywhere in the world and represent a form of low-cost independent travellers. To experience as much as possible, seems to be a very important issue for backpackers and they have that as a motivation during their travels. READ MORE