Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6544916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Filippo Carlà‐uhink (0000-0003-3020-2300), Filippo Carla-Uhink, Richard Warren (0000-0002-5335-0691), Martin Lindner (0000-0003-0137-1199), Charlayn von Solms, Anja Wieber |
| Editors | K F B Fletcher (0009-0003-5928-1812), Christian Rollinger (0000-0001-5429-9384), Rosario Rovira Guardiola, Osman Umurhan |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 280 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing plc (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9781474297875 |
| OpenAlex | W3007282725 |
| Open Library | OL35547792M |
| ISBN | 9781474297844, 9781474297875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been dedicated to the choice of the themes represented in the parks and the strategies of their representation. This is particularly interesting when the theme is a historical one, for example ancient Greece. Which elements of classical Greece find their way into a theme park and how are they chosen and represented? What is the "entertainment" element in ancient Greek history, culture and myth, which allows its presence in commercial structures aiming to people's fun? How does the representation of Greece change against different cultural backgrounds, e.g. in different European countries, in the USA, in China? This book frames a discussion of these representations within the current debates about immersive spaces, uses of history and postmodern aesthetics, and analyses how ancient Greece has been represented and made "enjoyable" in seven different theme parks across the world, providing an original and ground-breaking contribution to theme park studies and classical reception
Aesthetics · Ancient Greece · Archaeology · Art · Entertainment · Geography · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Theme park · Visual arts · Classics · Computer Science · Gender Studies in Language · History · Law · Mathematics · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Travel Writing and Literature · Amusement parks · Ancient religions & mythologies · Design · Greek Architecture · Neoclassicism (Architecture) · Recreation
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |