The history of dark tourism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12924435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rudi Hartmann (University of Denver), John Lennon (0000-0002-6472-9808, Glasgow Caledonian University), D Reynolds (0000-0002-1112-1663, Grinnell College), Alan Rice (University of Lancashire), Adam T Rosenbaum (Colorado Mesa University, corresponding author), Philip R Stone (0000-0002-9632-1364, University of Lancashire) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-295 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Tourism History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-182X • E-ISSN: 1755-1838 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1755182x.2018.1545394 |
| OpenAlex | W2900757443 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
It may be categorically unpleasant to visit cemeteries, crash sites, and death camps, but tourists queue up to see such places. Scholars have been attempting to explain this fascination with the macabre and morbid since the mid-1990s. Early analyses of dark tourism highlighted the modern and postmodern motivations underlying this novel form of travel. As a result, much of the subsequent work on this phenomenon has concentrated on contemporary visits to modern sites such as Auschwitz or Chernobyl. Yet, it is undeniable that ancient trips to the Roman Colosseum and medieval pilgrimages to locations of martyrdom had dark undertones, as many have noted. This round table discussion draws together five scholars to consider how a variety of forces have fuelled dark tourism in the past
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Dark tourism · Great Rift · Literature · Macabre · Phenomenon · Postmodernism · Tourism · TRIPS architecture · Variety (cybernetics · Engineering · History · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Philosophy
Tourist’s destination image, place dimensions, and engagement
Journeying into the past to discover the potential for WWII dark tourism in the Solomon Islands
Nagorno-Karabakh from a Dark Tourism Perspective
‘We’re not all into death and doom … it’s more an appreciation of the macabre.’ Exploring brand success at dark tourism festivals
Tourism to Lu Gou Qiao
The impact of attitudes, motivational factors, and emotions on the image of a dark tourism site and the desire of the victims’ descendants to visit it
Dark Tourists
Digital narratives and the legitimation of narcotourism
Hard-on of darkness
If you like your history horrible”
Avoiding the (tourist) gaze
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |