Essays about: "backpacking"

Found 5 essays containing the word backpacking.

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. 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

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Backpacker Institutionalization : Towards an Experience-Based Typology

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Martin Wallstam; [2011]
   Keywords : tourism; drifter; backpacking; institutionalization; sustainability; experience; ethnography; typology;

   Abstract : Backpacking is becoming an increasingly commonplace rite of passage for today’s independent travellers. So much so that it is not only a small niche segment anymore but is turning into  a sizeable market for some destinations. Backpackers seem to lead the way into unexploited regions,subsequently opening the door for other forms of tourism. READ MORE

6. 5. Backpacking in Ecuador : Identity, Travel style and motivation

   University essay from Kultur, samhälle, mediegestaltning

   Author : Juliane Bernstein; [2009]
   Keywords : backpacker; backpacking; Ecuador; tourism; travelling; identity; travelstyle; motivation.;

   Abstract : The thesis discusses the backpacking culture in Ecuador. It proposes a clarification of the issue and discusses the problem from two perspectives. Questions are raised about the backpacking identity, the backpacking travel style and how they use given facilities in the host country. READ MORE