Essays about: "Urry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Urry.

  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

  3. 2. Activists, Politicians and Children: Visual Representations of Climate Change in Swedish Newspapers 2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Rakel Alvstad; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change communication; news imagery; visual analysis; climate change; Swedish newspapers.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Visual representations can either concretise climate change or make it more abstract and remote. This thesis aims to bring light to how Swedish news imagery of 2019 promotes particular views on climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. The tourist gaze on the royal Kumari of Kathmandu - Analysis of a living goddess based on online discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Sofia Herslow; [2019]
    Keywords : Social anthropology; Kumari; worship; Newar; Nepal; Kathmandu valley; Tourism; Tourist Gaze; Modes of Authenticity; John Urry; Erik Cohen; living goddess; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There are many possible sources for anthropological research, however, this thesis examines tourists' comments on internet forums. In particular, tourist comments on the TripAdvisor page of the Kumari Chowk in Kathmandu, Nepal will be examined. READ MORE

  5. 4. Artificial Environments and Spatial Travel Implications: The case of Madrid Snow Zone

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Johannes Lipasti; [2017]
    Keywords : Place; spatially fixed; simulated; postmodern culture; post-tourist; artificial environments; travel patterns; indoor ski slope;

    Abstract : Place has been a fundamental topic for geographers (Agnew, 1987). It stands both for a study object and a manner of perceiving the world. This thesis departs from the theoretical debate regarding places and how places are considered as being spatially fixed in the sense that places cannot be reproduced or imitated elsewhere. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cultural Gaze? - Understanding Japanese and German Perceptions of Kiruna as a Tourist Destination (Applying Volunteer Employed Photography)

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Tomoya Suzuki; [2015]
    Keywords : Tourism; Photography; Volunteer-Employed Photography VEP ; Tourist Gaze; Hermeneutic Circle; Culture; Nationality; Northern Sweden;

    Abstract : Photography and tourism have been developing in parallel with each other and leaving memories of the trip in photographs still remains as a significant part of traveling today. Tourist photograph is an effective tool to display the way tourists see the destination they visited. READ MORE