Carla A Santos
Biographic Data
| ID | 3922642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carla A Santos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carla A |
| FAMILY NAME | Santos |
| SIGNATURE | SANTOS C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8654-1400 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘I want to record and share my wonderful journey’
Seeking to understand how involvement with social media influences travel experiences, the current investigation explores the reasoning and social justifications of tourists’ engagement with travel videos on the short-form video sharing platform – TikTok. Using phenomenology, data consisted of semi-structured interviews with 12 tourists who had experiences consuming, producing, and sharing travel videos on TikTok. Findings suggest that consuming …
Representation, cultural
Oriental imagery and American attitudes toward Asia
The concept of Orientalism has served to define post-colonial thinking, reflecting the West's interpretation of non-Western individuals and cultures. In this binary set, the West/us is approached as representing the standard, while the East/them represents that which is outside the norm. For the last few decades, Orientalism has continued to influence discussions in tourism studies; nevertheless, there is a dearth of empirical studies examining h…
Exploring memorable surfing trips
Malling as a Leisure Activity in South Korea
To understand the ever-increasing connection between leisure and consumption in the urban context, this study explores the Korean fascination with shopping malls and mailing as a contemporary leisure activity and experience. Employing a mixed-methods approach, it examines mall visitors to the COEX-Mall in Seoul, South Korea by addressing three research questions: Do Koreans view mailing as a leisure activity?, What makes mailing distinct from oth…
You must think ofFamilia
The goal of this study was to explore the degree to which Mexican migrant workers engage in economic, social and cultural transnational activities throughout their migration careers, and to investigate how these activities are imbedded in the context of their everyday life in the host communities. Our findings show that migrants are primarily involved in economic transnational activities, such as sending financial remittances, and investing in la…
You must think ofFamilia
The goal of this study was to explore the degree to which Mexican migrant workers engage in economic, social and cultural transnational activities throughout their migration careers, and to investigate how these activities are imbedded in the context of their everyday life in the host communities. Our findings show that migrants are primarily involved in economic transnational activities, such as sending financial remittances, and investing in la…
Malling as a Leisure Activity in South Korea
To understand the ever-increasing connection between leisure and consumption in the urban context, this study explores the Korean fascination with shopping malls and mailing as a contemporary leisure activity and experience. Employing a mixed-methods approach, it examines mall visitors to the COEX-Mall in Seoul, South Korea by addressing three research questions: Do Koreans view mailing as a leisure activity?, What makes mailing distinct from oth…
You must think ofFamilia
The goal of this study was to explore the degree to which Mexican migrant workers engage in economic, social and cultural transnational activities throughout their migration careers, and to investigate how these activities are imbedded in the context of their everyday life in the host communities. Our findings show that migrants are primarily involved in economic transnational activities, such as sending financial remittances, and investing in la…
Malling as a Leisure Activity in South Korea
To understand the ever-increasing connection between leisure and consumption in the urban context, this study explores the Korean fascination with shopping malls and mailing as a contemporary leisure activity and experience. Employing a mixed-methods approach, it examines mall visitors to the COEX-Mall in Seoul, South Korea by addressing three research questions: Do Koreans view mailing as a leisure activity?, What makes mailing distinct from oth…
Oriental imagery and American attitudes toward Asia
The concept of Orientalism has served to define post-colonial thinking, reflecting the West's interpretation of non-Western individuals and cultures. In this binary set, the West/us is approached as representing the standard, while the East/them represents that which is outside the norm. For the last few decades, Orientalism has continued to influence discussions in tourism studies; nevertheless, there is a dearth of empirical studies examining h…
Exploring memorable surfing trips
Representation, cultural
‘I want to record and share my wonderful journey’
Seeking to understand how involvement with social media influences travel experiences, the current investigation explores the reasoning and social justifications of tourists’ engagement with travel videos on the short-form video sharing platform – TikTok. Using phenomenology, data consisted of semi-structured interviews with 12 tourists who had experiences consuming, producing, and sharing travel videos on TikTok. Findings suggest that consuming …
Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works)