Essays about: "Jana Heiss Fröman"

Found 1 essay containing the words Jana Heiss Fröman.

  1. 1. A critical discussion of MacCannell's and Urry's theories on 'tourists' : Through an autoethnographic exploration of a white woman's experiences in Cambodia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Jana Heiss Fröman; [2021]
    Keywords : Tourism; Tourist; MacCannell; Urry; Cambodia; Autoethnography;

    Abstract : The word tourist is loaded with negativity, especially, as MacCannell and Urry argue, for those of us that travel ourselves. In this exploration, the author takes a deep dive into the primary theories of MacCannell's search for authenticity and Urry's tourist gaze while recounting a series of journeys throughout Cambodia through her own Western epistomologic lens while also considering feminist, postcolonialist and decolonialist extensions and counterarguments. READ MORE