Apoorva Nanjangud
Biographic Data
| ID | 4911270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Apoorva Nanjangud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Apoorva |
| FAMILY NAME | Nanjangud |
| SIGNATURE | NANJANGUD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3398-2090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hero, adventurer and advocate volunteers: A visual analysis of volunteer tourists’ identities on Instagram
When the hybrid business of volunteer tourism (volunteer service coupled with leisure touristic activities) meets the self-referential language of Instagram, travel photography intertwines with the identity construction process. Accordingly, this article examines the visual and textual narratives used to build voluntourists’ identities in their posts from their experiences abroad. Authors highlight the recurrence of a political/apolitical spectru…
‘I felt more homely over there … ’: Analysing tourists’ experience of Indianness at Bollywood Parks Dubai
In recent years, Bollywood has expanded into a global, trans-textual phenomenon, consumed by a large audience-base worldwide. Existing research has shown how Bollywood offers Indians – both home and abroad – a cinematic image of their homeland, fostering a sense of belonging. This paper focuses on the popularity of Bollywood’s transmedia culture in an international setting. More, in particular, it offers an empirical exploration of the tourist ex…
On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes: Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland
Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs – impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform thei…
Navigating the film-industry: Interview with Mr. Natarajan Ramji, Chairman and Managing Director, Travel Master’s India on what it means to be a location scout in India
Film Tourism in India even though still in its nascency, is slowly being recognized by the Indian Ministry of Tourism as one of the Niche Tourism areas. Despite great potential for both economic and cultural impact, an understanding of various facets of the global tourism flows arising from Indian popular culture, and its facilitators is rather rare. Location scouts lend their expertise in discovering unique backdrops to create memorable moments …
‘The Test of Taste’: New Media and the ‘Progressive Indian Foodscape’
The discourse surrounding the Indian foodscape has constantly evolved. In the recent past, the Indian foodscape has observably undergone a stark change, especially in the way people perceive and present food. The globalisation and proliferation of both traditional and social media have had a strong impact on the food fabric of India on the restaurant and household level. While shows like MasterChef Australia were instrumental in diffusing artisti…
Cinematic itineraries and identities: Studying Bollywood tourism among the Hindustanis in the Netherlands
For decades, the ‘make-believe’ world of Bollywood has created elaborate imaginaries of India. A sizable part of its audience consists of diasporic communities, who not only consume Bollywood movies for entertainment but also as a way to stay connected with their Indian heritage. This study closely looks at one such diasporic community, namely the Dutch Hindustanis, investigating how Bollywood cinema affects their image of India, and how influent…
The Routledge Companion to Media and Tourism
Using Malmo Turism-a tourist bureau in the south of Sweden-as a case, this chapter examines its digital transformation; from being based foremost on promoting storytelling of real-life interactions
Cinematic itineraries and identities: Studying Bollywood tourism among the Hindustanis in the Netherlands
For decades, the ‘make-believe’ world of Bollywood has created elaborate imaginaries of India. A sizable part of its audience consists of diasporic communities, who not only consume Bollywood movies for entertainment but also as a way to stay connected with their Indian heritage. This study closely looks at one such diasporic community, namely the Dutch Hindustanis, investigating how Bollywood cinema affects their image of India, and how influent…
The Routledge Companion to Media and Tourism
Using Malmo Turism-a tourist bureau in the south of Sweden-as a case, this chapter examines its digital transformation; from being based foremost on promoting storytelling of real-life interactions
Hero, adventurer and advocate volunteers: A visual analysis of volunteer tourists’ identities on Instagram
When the hybrid business of volunteer tourism (volunteer service coupled with leisure touristic activities) meets the self-referential language of Instagram, travel photography intertwines with the identity construction process. Accordingly, this article examines the visual and textual narratives used to build voluntourists’ identities in their posts from their experiences abroad. Authors highlight the recurrence of a political/apolitical spectru…
On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes: Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland
Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs – impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform thei…
‘The Test of Taste’: New Media and the ‘Progressive Indian Foodscape’
The discourse surrounding the Indian foodscape has constantly evolved. In the recent past, the Indian foodscape has observably undergone a stark change, especially in the way people perceive and present food. The globalisation and proliferation of both traditional and social media have had a strong impact on the food fabric of India on the restaurant and household level. While shows like MasterChef Australia were instrumental in diffusing artisti…
Cinematic itineraries and identities: Studying Bollywood tourism among the Hindustanis in the Netherlands
For decades, the ‘make-believe’ world of Bollywood has created elaborate imaginaries of India. A sizable part of its audience consists of diasporic communities, who not only consume Bollywood movies for entertainment but also as a way to stay connected with their Indian heritage. This study closely looks at one such diasporic community, namely the Dutch Hindustanis, investigating how Bollywood cinema affects their image of India, and how influent…
The Routledge Companion to Media and Tourism
Using Malmo Turism-a tourist bureau in the south of Sweden-as a case, this chapter examines its digital transformation; from being based foremost on promoting storytelling of real-life interactions
Navigating the film-industry: Interview with Mr. Natarajan Ramji, Chairman and Managing Director, Travel Master’s India on what it means to be a location scout in India
Film Tourism in India even though still in its nascency, is slowly being recognized by the Indian Ministry of Tourism as one of the Niche Tourism areas. Despite great potential for both economic and cultural impact, an understanding of various facets of the global tourism flows arising from Indian popular culture, and its facilitators is rather rare. Location scouts lend their expertise in discovering unique backdrops to create memorable moments …
‘I felt more homely over there … ’: Analysing tourists’ experience of Indianness at Bollywood Parks Dubai
In recent years, Bollywood has expanded into a global, trans-textual phenomenon, consumed by a large audience-base worldwide. Existing research has shown how Bollywood offers Indians – both home and abroad – a cinematic image of their homeland, fostering a sense of belonging. This paper focuses on the popularity of Bollywood’s transmedia culture in an international setting. More, in particular, it offers an empirical exploration of the tourist ex…
On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes: Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland
Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs – impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform thei…
Hero, adventurer and advocate volunteers: A visual analysis of volunteer tourists’ identities on Instagram
When the hybrid business of volunteer tourism (volunteer service coupled with leisure touristic activities) meets the self-referential language of Instagram, travel photography intertwines with the identity construction process. Accordingly, this article examines the visual and textual narratives used to build voluntourists’ identities in their posts from their experiences abroad. Authors highlight the recurrence of a political/apolitical spectru…
Tourism (7 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)