Anca Tudoricu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6832175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anca Tudoricu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anca |
| FAMILY NAME | Tudoricu |
| SIGNATURE | TUDORICU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bucharest |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7863-1863 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Heritage Paradox: When Tourism Turns the Idyllic into the Mercantile in Rural Transylvania
Heritage tourism is increasingly positioned as a strategy for revitalising rural communities, particularly in areas where structural transformations have changed traditional ways of life. However, its outcomes reveal a paradox. The same processes that preserve cultural landscapes often commodify them, converting living traditions into marketable symbols. This paper investigates this heritage paradox through a complex study of Viscri, a UNESCO-lis…
Exploring the symbolism of traditional Szekely gates in heritage tourism
Gates represent an important component of the Romanian domestic life since historical times. They function as a barrier between the sacred family space from inside the household and the space and potential dangers from outside it. Traditional wooden gates have been inscribed with specic elements, thus functioning simultaneously as a household utility and conserving a common identity through their symbolism. Szekely gates represent a lesserknown a…
Principles of interpretation, tourism and heritage interpretation – the experience of Romanian museums
This paper aims to present a generic theoretical framework related to interpretation as a eld of study focusing on tourism interpretation and heritage interpretation. It primarily focuses on discussing the international evolution of this eld and the principles of interpretation as presented by their author, Freeman Tilden. Secondly, the paper attempts to analyze to what extent modern interpretation is experienced in Romania by means of two releva…
Development opportunities for spa tourism in Vâlcea Subcarpathians: Towards a single European market
Nowadays tourism has undoubtedly become essential to both national and international economies and each country is currently trying to face the challenges imposed by this industry. In this respect, Romania has introduced a new range of treatments in the spa tourism field which proved to be therapeutic for a significant number of patients. The article aims to assess the feasibility of spa tourism in Vâlcii Subcarpathians offering a clear analysis …
The Night of Museums – a boost factor for the cultural dimension of tourism in Bucharest
Several media and research sources have recently flagged out and insisted significantly on a new process of concern to tourism planners in Bucharest. The Night of Bucharest Museums has initially been a quite isolated, museum focussed and rather individualistic event which has progressively developed over the past ten years into a cultural process involving several cultural institutions. Among the institutions involved in this growing event museum…
Principles of interpretation, tourism and heritage interpretation – the experience of Romanian museums
This paper aims to present a generic theoretical framework related to interpretation as a eld of study focusing on tourism interpretation and heritage interpretation. It primarily focuses on discussing the international evolution of this eld and the principles of interpretation as presented by their author, Freeman Tilden. Secondly, the paper attempts to analyze to what extent modern interpretation is experienced in Romania by means of two releva…
Development opportunities for spa tourism in Vâlcea Subcarpathians: Towards a single European market
Nowadays tourism has undoubtedly become essential to both national and international economies and each country is currently trying to face the challenges imposed by this industry. In this respect, Romania has introduced a new range of treatments in the spa tourism field which proved to be therapeutic for a significant number of patients. The article aims to assess the feasibility of spa tourism in Vâlcii Subcarpathians offering a clear analysis …
The Night of Museums – a boost factor for the cultural dimension of tourism in Bucharest
Several media and research sources have recently flagged out and insisted significantly on a new process of concern to tourism planners in Bucharest. The Night of Bucharest Museums has initially been a quite isolated, museum focussed and rather individualistic event which has progressively developed over the past ten years into a cultural process involving several cultural institutions. Among the institutions involved in this growing event museum…
Principles of interpretation, tourism and heritage interpretation – the experience of Romanian museums
This paper aims to present a generic theoretical framework related to interpretation as a eld of study focusing on tourism interpretation and heritage interpretation. It primarily focuses on discussing the international evolution of this eld and the principles of interpretation as presented by their author, Freeman Tilden. Secondly, the paper attempts to analyze to what extent modern interpretation is experienced in Romania by means of two releva…
Exploring the symbolism of traditional Szekely gates in heritage tourism
Gates represent an important component of the Romanian domestic life since historical times. They function as a barrier between the sacred family space from inside the household and the space and potential dangers from outside it. Traditional wooden gates have been inscribed with specic elements, thus functioning simultaneously as a household utility and conserving a common identity through their symbolism. Szekely gates represent a lesserknown a…
The Heritage Paradox: When Tourism Turns the Idyllic into the Mercantile in Rural Transylvania
Heritage tourism is increasingly positioned as a strategy for revitalising rural communities, particularly in areas where structural transformations have changed traditional ways of life. However, its outcomes reveal a paradox. The same processes that preserve cultural landscapes often commodify them, converting living traditions into marketable symbols. This paper investigates this heritage paradox through a complex study of Viscri, a UNESCO-lis…
Tourism (5 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (3 works) · Heritage tourism (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Cultural heritage (2 works) · Cultural heritage management (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works)