This book adopts an unorthodox approach to debates about 'the end of tourism'. Through twenty-first century cinematic narratives of symbolically interconnected 'risks' it considers how art envisages the future of humanity's well-being. Filmic scenarios articulate the futuristic survival of community as the triumph of the technological human
This book adopts an unorthodox approach to debates about 'the end of tourism'. Through twenty-first century cinematic narratives of symbolically interconnected 'risks' it considers how art envisages the future of humanity's well-being. Filmic scenarios articulate the futuristic survival of community as the triumph of the technological human
Rodanthi Tzanelli is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research interests include globalisation, cosmopolitanism and mobility, with emphasis on tourism, migration, social movements and art theory. She is author of over 60 articles and another eight monographs, including 'Mobility, Modernity and the Slum: The Real and Virtual Journeys of Slumdog Millionaire' (2015).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Outline of the book 1. Governmobility, risk and cine-tourism: Looking back, looking forward 2. Heritage entropy and dark pilgrimage: Production-as-consumption fields and multiple temporalities 3. Escape from Johannesburg and return to dark roots 4. Humorous tonality, dark heart: From District 9's zombies to African aesthetics 5. Contested realities: Implementing technologies of darkest tourism on virtual post-colonies 6. Conclusion: Who speaks of darkness in futurist design?
Introduction: Outline of the book 1. Governmobility, risk and cine-tourism: Looking back, looking forward 2. Heritage entropy and dark pilgrimage: Production-as-consumption fields and multiple temporalities 3. Escape from Johannesburg and return to dark roots 4. Humorous tonality, dark heart: From District 9's zombies to African aesthetics 5. Contested realities: Implementing technologies of darkest tourism on virtual post-colonies 6. Conclusion: Who speaks of darkness in futurist design?
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