Science Fiction, Disruption and Tourism /

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
MitwirkendeR:
Banaszkiewicz, Magdalena,
Bernardi, Cecilia de,
Bertella, Giovanna,
Bingemer, Stephan,
Bolan, Peter,
Ek, Richard,
Gren, Martin,
Gurevitch, Leon,
Guttentag, Daniel,
Hitchmough, Sam,
Höckert, Emily,
Lovell, Jane,
McEntee, Mairead,
McEntee, Ruairi,
McMahon-Beattie, Una,
Picken, Felicity,
Reichenberger, Ina,
Reid, Stuart,
Robinson, Peter,
Sigala, Marianna,
Skinner, Jonathan,
Toivonen, Annette,
Wright, Daniel,
Yeoman, Ian,
HerausgeberIn:
McMahon-Beattie, Una,
Sigala, Marianna,
Yeoman, Ian,
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 ; 6
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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