Cultures and heritage tourism

La posada en valor del patrimoni arqueològic. Noves aportacions pel segle XXI

by Ignacio Soriano

Co-authored with Lluís Vila.
Paper presented at 1st Congress of Leissure and Tourism OCITUR 2012 (in press).

Abstract:
The present communication sets out a series of problems that we consider in the promotion of... more Abstract:
The present communication sets out a series of problems that we consider in the promotion of archaeological heritage and positioning adopted by the authors. We review some issues such as the revolutionary change that The New Museology has in the field of museums; the false dichotomy between communicate, exhibit and display; the importance of the informal education above the rest; the current focus on extremely restricted potential visitors and the need to democratize the cultural heritage; the benefits of the universal accessibility; or the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT). As a final point, we present a specific case of archaeological heritage promotion in which the authors have been involved directly and in what ICTs play a central role: La Roca Prehistoric Park (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona)

Keywords: Museum, Archaeological Heritage, Visitors, Accessibility, ICT, La Roca Prehistoric Park.

Itinerari etruschi: Il porto di Pyrgi

by Marina Marcelli

in Chiron, suppl. a Teknos, anno VI, n. 7/8 (luglio-agosto 1996), pp. 30-31

Materializing Absence: Tourists, Surrogates, and the Making of “Jewish Portugal” (2007)

by Naomi Leite

In Things That Move: The Material Worlds of Tourism and Travel, ed. Mike Robinson. Leeds: Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change.

Tourism unfolds in and through encounters with the material world. But what is the role of the material when the... more Tourism unfolds in and through encounters with the material world. But what is the role of the material when the tourist attraction is an absence? How does one tour a world that no longer physically exists? I explore this question in relation to Portugal, a country with a burgeoning Jewish heritage tourism market but little material evidence of past Jewish settlement. The historical narrative that draws thousands of tourists each year highlights the country’s once-thriving medieval Jewish population, wiped out by mass forced conversions and three centuries of the Catholic Inquisition (1536-1821). The medieval community’s synagogues, cemeteries, and ritual objects were also destroyed, leaving few easily identifiable “Jewish” remains for tourists to visit today. And yet package tours of “Jewish Portugal” abound. This paper examines the practices through which tourists and tourism providers imaginatively engage the physical world of the present as a means to experience an invisible past, collaboratively creating their destination in the moment of the tourist encounter. Of particular interest are the ways in which buildings, neighborhoods, and museum objects stand in as surrogates for the medieval material heritage that was lost. The Museu Luso-Hebraico, until recently Portugal’s sole Jewish museum, provides a key example. Housed in the country’s only remaining pre-Inquisition synagogue, its ad hoc collection is made up largely of everyday Jewish items from around the world, sent by tourists who were moved by the lack of Portuguese objects to represent the long-absent medieval Jews.

Un patrimoine phénix est-il possible ?

by Julien Bastoen

Published in 'Continuité', #120 (spring 2009)

L'esprit d'un lieu disparu renaît-il d'une simple reconstruction à l'identique ? Si le débat fait rage depuis peu pour... more L'esprit d'un lieu disparu renaît-il d'une simple reconstruction à l'identique ? Si le débat fait rage depuis peu pour le Manège militaire de Québec, à Paris, la question se pose depuis 138 ans à propos du défunt palais des Tuileries. Et tout indique que la réflexion n 'estpas encore arrivée à son terme...

Anthropological Interventions in Tourism Studies (2009)

by Naomi Leite

in The Sage Handbook of Tourism Studies, ed. Mike Robinson and Tazim Jamal. London: Sage, pp. 35-64, 2009 (first author, with Nelson Graburn).

A critical survey of the anthropology of tourism, past and present, and a discussion of emerging areas of future... more A critical survey of the anthropology of tourism, past and present, and a discussion of emerging areas of future research. Written for the interdisciplinary Sage Handbook of Tourism Studies.

Place Representation in Tourist Guidebooks: An Example from Singapore

by Alan A. Lew

Published in 1991 in the "Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography" 12(2):124-137. (pre-publication version)

Tourist guidebooks provide an important source of information on places. Different guidebooks are written for... more Tourist guidebooks provide an important source of information on places. Different guidebooks are written for different types of visitors to better meet their individual travel needs. This is demonstrated through a content analysis of four guidebooks written for Singapore in the early 1980s. Two of the guidebooks represent variations on mainstream, mass travel interests. The third source presents the long-term expatriates perception,
while the fourth source presents the alternative or youth tourist view of Singapore. Urban tourism is shown to be multifaceted, allowing for a diversity of travel motivations, experiences, and behavior.

Keywords: travel literature, urban tourism, content analysis, environmental perception, Singapore.

Managing Tourist Space in Pueblo Villages of the American Southwest

by Alan A. Lew

Prepublication version. Published in In Singh, Tej Vir, ed., Tourism Development in Critical Environments, pp. 120-36. Elmsford, NY: Cognizant Communications Corporation.

Keywords: Tourism, Pueblo Indians, Acculturation, Village Design, Tourist Behavior, Environmental Management
more Keywords: Tourism, Pueblo Indians, Acculturation, Village Design, Tourist Behavior, Environmental Management

First paragraph:

Acculturation is defined as the process of culture change that occurs when a society with superior technological sophistication comes into contact with one of inferior technological sophistication.  The latter is most likely to become an acculturated society, experiencing dramatic shifts in social structure and world view.  The North American experience has largely been one in which American Indians have experienced pressure to change under the expanding influence of European settlers (Bodine 1972).  Societies can react in a variety of ways under pressure of this kind (Lew 1989).  In general, these reactions can be classified into two types: innovation diffusion, and cultural adaptation.

GESTIONE DEI SITI CULTURALI “PATRIMONIO DELL’UMANITÀ” E SUSSIDIARIETÀ

by Massimo Carcione

ETHNOMUSICKING: A VALUED MUSIC OCCUPATION OR AUDACIOUS ANTICS IN THE PURGA MUSIC MUSEUM

by Sandra Kirkwood

This paper appears was delivered at the Cultural Diversity in Music Education Conference held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 11 January, 2010. It appears in the Conference Proceedings -- peer reviewed and accepted for publication 31 October, 2009.

Music history research of Indigenous and Scottish groups in Ipswich, Australia, reveals that people have had varying... more Music history research of Indigenous and Scottish groups in Ipswich, Australia, reveals that people have had varying levels of access and engagement in music making that is related to their music heritage and culture. There is no suitable terminology to describe this active cultural engagement, so I propose the term ‘ethnomusicking.’ In this paper I will outline my concept of ethnomusicking and discuss examples from participatory action research. The aim is to critically analyse the social significance of ethnomusicking and the role of the music museum curator in facilitating community-based education – particularly the design of programs for reconciliation and healing.

Cultural events and tourism development in Catalonia

by Francesc González Reverté

Draft
Co-authored with Oriol Miralbell-Izard

This paper explains the way that the events with rates based on cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) are... more This paper explains the way that the events with rates based on cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) are generated for dynamic development. The capacity to generate events in development is understood here in a wide sense, so it will take into account both economic and social impacts. The structure includes the following sections. First we make a conceptual reflection about what are the vectors that allow the use of culture and heritage (and therefore cultural events) as an argument for tourism development. Second, we describe the importance and outline the main features of tourist cultural events in Catalonia. In the last section we explain the effects that events have on local development through the analysis of different indicators. Finally, we review the main contributions of the paper and outline the challenges of integrating events in Catalan tourist policy.

Sapori e colori. San Daniele del Friuli

by Gabriele Caiazza

published in “Udine e dintorni” = “Le tre Venezie”, VIII, 3, marzo 2001, pp. 36-43 (italian, english, german)

St. Daniel of Friuli (Udine) is a small town quietly nestled on a hill of Tagliamento morainic amphitheater and it is... more St. Daniel of Friuli (Udine) is a small town quietly nestled on a hill of Tagliamento morainic amphitheater and it is known to most people for its typical gastronomic production (primarily for the ham popularly known as "the Sandaniele"); nevertheless, indeed, it is also a small "treasure chest" of art, history and culture. This article presents the "pieces" more valuable: the ruins of the Castle, the duomo of St. Michael the Archangel, the remains of the medieval walls, the Guarneriana Library, the chapel of St. Anthony the Abbot, the Museum of the Territory and so on

Serenamente adagiata su un colle morenico delle Prealpi, la cittadina di San Daniele del Friuli (Udine) è nota ai più per la sua tipica produzione gastronomica (in primis per il prosciutto comunemente noto come “il Sandaniele”), mentre è in realtà anche un piccolo “scrigno” di arte, storia e cultura, di cui l’articolo ripropone i “pezzi” più pregiati: dai ruderi del castello al duomo di san Michele arcangelo, dai resti delle mura alla biblioteca Guarneriana, dalla chiesa di sant’Antonio abate al Museo civico del territorio ecc.

Loess towards (geo) tourism – proposed application on loess in Vojvodina region (north Serbia)

by Djordjije Vasiljevic

Introduction: Archaeology and the Media

by Tim Clack

co-authored with Dr Marcus Brittain (CAU, University of Cambridge, UK)

Introduction to T. Clack and M. Brittain (eds) 2007. 'Archaeology and the Media'. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.... more Introduction to T. Clack and M. Brittain (eds) 2007. 'Archaeology and the Media'. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.

Archaeology is more prevalent in the media today than ever before. Likewise, the media is more prevalent in archaeology than has previously been experienced. Media is both the means to mass communication and the material agency by which that communication is transmitted, transferred, or conveyed. Different media have impacted upon archaeology in different ways, and a future relationship with the media lies in an uncertain balance with the emergence of the digital era of technology. What has archaeology’s relationship with the media looked like in the past, what are the issues at stake in this relationship today, and is archaeology suitably equipped for this partnership in a future of increasingly rapid information transfers?

managing archeological sites as tourist destination title page+abstract

by Jordan Kocevski

Cultura e Internet: il patrimonio culturale siciliano e la sua visibilità sul web

by Elisa Bonacini

StrumentiRes Anno IV | n° 1 | Febbraio 2012; ISSN  2279-6851

Si presentano i risultati dell'indagine sulla visibilità online del patrimonio culturale siciliano (realizzata nel... more Si presentano i risultati dell'indagine sulla visibilità online del patrimonio culturale siciliano (realizzata nel volume "La visibilit@ sul web del patrimonio culturale siciliano. Criticità e prospettive attraverso un survey on-line con Guida multimediale ai musei siciliani sul web"), soffermandosi sulle principali criticità e illustrando le potenzialità non adeguatamente sfruttate della comunicazione culturale sul web.

Tourismus und Archäologie

by Sikko Neupert

Shifting values and meanings of heritage: From cultural appropriation to tourism interpretation and back

by Noel B. Salazar

Salazar, Noel B. 2012. Shifting values and meanings of heritage: From cultural appropriation to tourism interpretation and back. In S. M. Lyon & C. E. Wells (Eds.), Global tourism: Cultural heritage and economic encounters (pp. 21-41). Lanham: Altamira.

This chapter explores how translocal processes of heritage policymaking and management influence its values and... more This chapter explores how translocal processes of heritage policymaking and management influence its values and meanings—both in times of stability and of turmoil—but also how “foreign” elements are incorporated and strategically (mis)used by local service providers in the heritage products told and sold to tourists. The case study from Central Java, Indonesia, provides unique insights because the current socioeconomic conditions have intensified existing conflicts over heritage appropriation and interpretation on local, national, regional, and global levels (cf. Salazar 2010b). An in-depth analysis of the empirical findings leads to a broader reflection on the dynamic interplay between the externally imaged (represented) and locally imagined value and meaning of world heritage in Indonesia and beyond. The ethnographic data illustrate that the significance of heritage—be it natural or cultural, tangible or intangible—is characterized by ever-changing pluriversality. However, before delving into the crux of the matter, it is essential to sketch the wider context.

Turisti a Orgosolo: la Sardegna pastorale come attrazione turistica

by Gino Satta

Place-making, participative archaeologies and Mursi megaliths: some implications for aspects of pre- and proto- history in the Horn of Africa

by Marcus Brittain

2011. Journal of Eastern African Studies 5(1): 85-107 (with T. Clack)

Here we present the context and nature of findings from the first season of archaeological survey and trial excavation... more Here we present the context and nature of findings from the first season of archaeological survey and trial excavation in an area of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley. With the exception of well-documented early hominin discoveries, the region has previously been overlooked as a wilderness absent of human inhabitation. Such an outlook has fostered various consequences for strategies of legal, research and conservation policy within the regional boundaries of Mursiland in particular. In this paper recent discoveries of megalithic circular platforms and other archaeological remains are introduced against their dynamic local and regional placement within present-day understandings of place. Furthermore, the value of a participative archaeology research framework in which accountability is directed towards common ground between multiple ‘stake-holders’ is foregrounded within the design and dissemination of research agendas . We take the position that this demonstrates important possibilities for intricate understandings of wilderness and landscape linked to heritage, conservation, development and tourism.

The Scandinavians In Poland

by gregory cattaneo

www.brathair.com

"The present essay intends to analyse the perceptions of the Vikings in Poland following three levels. The... more "The present essay intends to analyse the perceptions of the Vikings in Poland following three levels. The Viking's representations are first developed under the scope of contemporary Polish history and identity. Then through a quick historiographical and archaeological overview of the geopolitical situation of Viking Age Poland. Finally, the Vikings are approached through the general imaginary, mostly presented by museum collections and historical reconstructions in Poland.
Keywords: Viking identities network; Polish historiography; Viking heritage tourism."