Locating Pays de Galles in the twenty-first century
Dynamic model or forgotten world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15086804 |
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| Authors | Kathryn N Jones (Jones Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-198 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Travel Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5145 • E-ISSN: 1755-7550 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645145.2014.908504 |
| OpenAlex | W1977473610 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
In spite of the increased profile of Welsh national identity in the post-devolutionary age, the role of travellers and in particular travel writers in representing Wales beyond its borders remains largely unstudied. This essay explores the contrasting constructions of Wales, Welsh political structures and cultural landscapes at the dawn of the twenty-first century offered by two francophone travel narratives by Quebecois Dominic Ménard-Bilodeau (2004) and Breton Jean-Yves Le Disez (2006). It investigates how the travellers' divergent discursive axes and respective emphases on heritage and ethnic tourism result in polarised perceptions of contemporary Wales as a romanticised and mysterious forgotten world on the one hand, and a vibrant and dynamic model to be emulated by non-state nations on the other. By examining the extent of the travellers' political awareness of Wales, the essay probes the possible effects of devolution on travellers' evolving perceptions of Wales and its representation in travel literature
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Destinations · Devolution (biology · Ethnology · French · Genealogy · Geography · Humanities · Identity (music · Literature · Narrative · National identity · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Tourism · Travel writing · Welsh · Anthropology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity · Travel Writing and Literature
| Highly cited | No |
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