Lieux d'imagination and historical fiction
The lure and blur of the real in media tourism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11236212 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Goodson (University of Lancashire), David Jarratt (0000-0002-7244-428X, University of Lancashire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Pages | 104035 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Tourism Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-7383 • E-ISSN: 1873-7722 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.annals.2025.104035 |
| OpenAlex | W4414273909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article employs autoethnography and the lieux d'imagination framework to critique the experience of walking a Media Tourism trail based on a historical novel, expanding beyond the usual focus on purely fictional works. The historical fiction of The Gallows Pole blurs with complementary West Yorkshire landscapes, physical markers and heritage to produce a historically-informed place of imagination. This distinctive variant of lieux d'imagination is characterised by a sense of rootedness and connection to the past, grounded in the belief that the narrative, or something similar, occurred. This belief shapes a meaningful imaginative experience, offering the lure of the real. A conceptual framework identifies elements of both historically-informed and fiction-based media that inform and distinguish corresponding tourist experiences. • Uses autoethnography and conceptualises historically-informed lieux d'imagination. • Advances Media Tourism studies beyond pure fiction to consider reality-status. • Scrutinises the unique qualities and appeal of Historical Fiction in Media Tourism. • Corresponding narrative and physical markers/landscape connect past and present • A rooted experience blends ‘Northern’ identity with a historical narrative/location
Appeal · Autoethnography · Conceptual framework · Heritage tourism · Identity (music · Narrative · Tourism · Digital Games and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Museums and Cultural Heritage
The cognitive neuroscience of constructive memory
Places on the Margin
The epistemic status of the imagination
Quality Tourism Experiences
The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism
The Twilight Effect, post-film tourism and diversification
A model for research on film-induced tourism
Fairytale authenticity
Stories that move
Afterword
Media tourism through atmospheric practice
Where words fail, visuals ignite
Fanship and imagination
Atmosphere” - the what? The where? And the how
The core of heritage tourism
The paradox of atmosphere
Key Concepts in Ethnography
Between Memory and History
Places of the imagination
Contrasting perspectives on narrating selves and identities
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |