Abstract
Locating Imagination in Popular Culture offers a multidisciplinary account of
the ways in which popular culture, tourism, and notions of place intertwine in an
environment characterized by ongoing processes of globalization, digitization, and
the increasingly ubiquitous nature of multimedia.
Centred around the concept of imagination, the authors demonstrate how popular
culture and media are becoming increasingly important in the ways in which places
and localities are imagined and how they also subsequently stimulate a desire to visit
the actual places in which people’s favourite stories are set. With examples drawn
from around the globe, the book offers a unique study of the role of narratives
conveyed through media in stimulating and reflecting desire in tourism.
This book will have appeal in a wide variety of academic disciplines, ranging from
media and cultural studies to fan and tourism studies, cultural geography, literary
studies, and cultural sociology.
the ways in which popular culture, tourism, and notions of place intertwine in an
environment characterized by ongoing processes of globalization, digitization, and
the increasingly ubiquitous nature of multimedia.
Centred around the concept of imagination, the authors demonstrate how popular
culture and media are becoming increasingly important in the ways in which places
and localities are imagined and how they also subsequently stimulate a desire to visit
the actual places in which people’s favourite stories are set. With examples drawn
from around the globe, the book offers a unique study of the role of narratives
conveyed through media in stimulating and reflecting desire in tourism.
This book will have appeal in a wide variety of academic disciplines, ranging from
media and cultural studies to fan and tourism studies, cultural geography, literary
studies, and cultural sociology.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Number of pages | 335 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003045359 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367492625 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Research programs
- ESHCC A&CS