Official tourism websites : a discourse analysis perspective / Richard W. Hallett and Judith Kaplan-Weinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallett, Richard W.

Contributor:

Kaplan-Weinger, Judith.

Series:

Tourism and cultural change ; 23.

Tourism and cultural change ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Computer network resources.

Tourism.

Web sites.

World Wide Web.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Official Tourism Websites: A Discourse Analysis Perspective investigates the construction and promotion of identity of tourist locales by the designers of the official websites for destinations such as Santiago de Compostela, Spain; the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia; New Orleans, Louisiana and Gary, Indiana; Myanmar/Burma; US Sports Halls of Fame; and, in recognizing the influence and popularity of such sites, three websites parodying the imaginary nations of Phaic Tan, Molvania, and San Sombrero. Analysis addresses how tourism websites foster social action and, therefore, contribute to the (re)construction of nations and other communities by variably fostering re-imagination, rebirth, renaissance, promotion and caution, and patriotism. Recognizing that tourism texts can function to both construct and embody identity for their respective locales, this investigation employs critical discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, and visual semiotic analysis in the investigation of web texts and images.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Dedications

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

1. Introduction

2. Identity and the World Wide Web: Methods of Analysis

3. Narrative of the Nation: Baltic Tourism Websites in the Post-Soviet Context

4. The Tourist as Pilgrim, the Pilgrim as Tourist: Santiago de Compostela

5. Rebirth of an American City: New Orleans, Louisiana

6. ‘100 Years. . . Steel Strong’: Forging an Identity for Gary, Indiana

7. The Tourist as Patriot: Sports and Nationalism

8. Balancing Promotion and Warning in the Construction of National Identity in Travel Guides: The Case of Myanmar/Burma

9. Constructing Self versus Other in Parodic Travel Guides

10. Conclusion: On Tourism, Identity and the World Wide Web

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-84541-191-9

1-282-65691-0

9786612656910

1-84541-138-2

OCLC:

645099460