Science Fiction, Disruption and Tourism / / ed. by Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Marianna Sigala.
This book examines science fiction’s theoretical and ontological backgrounds and how science fiction applies to the future of tourism. Focusing on disruption, sustainability and technology, it brings a new theoretical paradigm to the study of tourism in a post COVID-19 world and can be used to explo...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Channel View Publications eBook-Package 2022 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2021] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Future of Tourism ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Table -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Science Fiction: A Theoretical Lens and Methodological Approach for Re-Imagining Tourism Futures -- Part 1: Ontological Approaches -- 2 Science Fiction and the Future of Tourism -- 3 The Future, the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea -- 4 Prosuming Existential Authenticity in Dystopian Spaces -- 5 Space Tourism – Science Fiction Becoming a Reality -- Part 2: Science Fiction -- 6 A Life Without Limits: Design, Technology and Tourism Futures in Westworld -- 7 Harry Potter and the Future of Tourism -- 8 Wildlife Tourism in 2150: Uplifted Animals, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Everything In-between -- 9 Tears in the Rain: Tourism in the World of Blade Runner and Total Recall -- 10 Destination of the Dead: The Future for Tourism -- Part 3: Disruption -- 11 Holidays with Inspector Maigret: Mixed Reality Adventures as Value Drivers in Future Tourism -- 12 Digital Destinations and Avatar Tourists: A Futuristic Look at Virtual Reality Tourism and Its Real-World Impacts -- 13 The ‘Safety Bubble’ and the Future of Enclave Tourism -- Part 4: Dystopia -- 14 The Coming of the Fugue and the Blind Tourist? -- 15 Technological Frontiers: From the Wild West Myth to the Dystopia of the Westworld’s Post-human Theme Park -- 16 The Future of Music Concerts and Tourism in Dystopian Times -- 17 Exclusion Tourism: Sci-Fi Stalkers and Subjunctive Plays in Apocalyptic Destinations from Chernobyl to Plymouth, Montserrat -- 18 Hotel Anthropocene -- Part 5: Concluding Thoughts -- 19 Developing a Theoretical Framework of Science Fiction and the Future of Tourism: A Cognitive Mapping Perspective -- Index |
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Summary: | This book examines science fiction’s theoretical and ontological backgrounds and how science fiction applies to the future of tourism. Focusing on disruption, sustainability and technology, it brings a new theoretical paradigm to the study of tourism in a post COVID-19 world and can be used to explore, frame and even form the future of tourism. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781845418687 9783110767131 9783110754049 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110753820 |
DOI: | 10.21832/9781845418687 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Marianna Sigala. |