Smart Crime Tourism as Multilayered Cultural Encounters

Exploring Aarhus via Locative Media and Crime Narratives

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ID12418254
AuthorsCathrin Bengesser (0000-0003-3203-2253, Danish School of Media and Journalism, corresponding author), Anne Marit Waade (Danish School of Media and Journalism)
Year2020
Volume29
Issue5
Pages635-650
Publication date2020-09-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1062798720001155
OpenAlexW3083424654
LanguageEN
References cited19

This article investigates the trend of smartphone-enabled screen tourism based on the findings from practice-based research carried out during the development and testing of the locative screen tourism experience ‘DETECt Aarhus’. This work shows how smart screen tourism can facilitate multilayered cultural encounters because it can provide a multifaceted perspective on locations and can motivate people to explore local culture. App-guided tours enable the embodied and emotional experiences of traditional screen tourism, but in a more flexible way that eases the crossing of thresholds between the material space and fictional places of crime stories. The testing of the DETECt Aarhus app’s pilot version further highlighted that popular crime narratives and smart tourism technology can address a broader group beyond fans of specific crime media. In addition, visitors with no previous connection to (local) crime stories can use apps to encounter the destination as a material space, fictional place and site of cultural production

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