Diaspora, authenticity and the imagined past

Bryce, Derek; Murdy, Samantha; Alexander, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2017.05.010

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“…Similar findings are also reported by Gable and Handler (2018). Authenticity has also been studied in relation to practitioners in ancestral tourism and is connected to the invention of tradition (Bryce, Murdy, and Alexander 2017). The authenticity of heritage has also been recently connected to magic and the postmodern dimension of selective memory and celebration of the past (Lovell 2019).…”

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A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

Bernardi

2019

Journal of Critical Realism

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This article explores the critical realist conceptualization of authenticity through its development in tourism, especially in relation to indigenous Sámi culture. Authenticity is discussed through the often relativistic perspectives surrounding it. This paper proposes a middle ground between objective and existential views; it considers authenticity to be a compromise, and it focuses on both universal components (present in all Sámi people in the tourism context) as well as mediated components (such as characteristics differently influenced by geo-history). The role of cultural tourism labels is also discussed. The overlying objective is to conceptualize authenticity so that it produces a positive effect on the tourism operations of Sámi people. Specifically, it argues that the use of certain labels or certifications, based on the concrete universal aspects of Sámi, can be beneficial. If the Sámi themselves are involved in the creation of such labels, they need not betray the objective of respecting Sámi culture.

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Section: Authenticitysupporting

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A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

Bernardi

2019

Journal of Critical Realism

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“…While existential in nature, tourists' sincere emotional response is not necessarily concerned with fulfilment and engagement (Daugstad and Kirchengast, 2013), nor intrapersonal feelings generated from attachment to the destination or objects therein (Bryce et al, 2017). It does not simply acknowledge that interactions occur (Yi et al, 2017), but focuses on the emotional responses elicited within the tourist as an outcome of these interactions.…”

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“…These interactions contribute to how authentic tourists perceive their travel to be (Walter, 2017) and can strengthen the tangible and experiential elements of travel. The host-tourist relationship receives limited attention within the CBA (Deville et al, 2016), and there is little emphasis on the perceived sincerity of these interactions from a tourist perspective (Bryce et al, 2017). With regards to cultural heritage tourism, host sincerity better represents the authentic aspects of this relationship (Prince, 2017), where sincere interactions see tourists "incorporated into certain cultural aspects of the host community" (McIntosh and Johnson, 2005, p.37).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Sincerity is often mistaken for authenticity due to the lack of congruence with regards to its exact definition and characteristics (Bryce et al, 2017). Object-based authenticity describes the legitimacy and provenance of relics and artefacts (Chhabra et al, 2003), and is concerned with "how people see themselves in relation to objects" (Reisinger and Steiner, 2006, p.74).…”

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Measuring host sincerity: scale development and validation

Taheri

Gannon

Cordina

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IJCHM

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale for host sincerity. Design/methodology/approachThe 10-item host sincerity scale was developed by following a multi-stage scale development procedure (Delphi technique, qualitative interviews, and surveys). FindingsThe findings reveal that host sincerity is a second-order construct with two underlying dimensions: 'sincere social interaction' and 'sincere emotional response'. By incorporating host sincerity into the consumer-based model of authenticity, the findings established significant relationships among all constructs, confirming the predictive validity of the host sincerity construct. Research limitationsData was gathered from visitors to troglodyte heritage sites (Kandovan and Cappadocia). Future studies should test the newly formed sincerity scale at other cultural destinations in order to further explore the generalisability of the scale. Further, data was gathered from tourists. Future studies should consider host sincerity from a host perspective. Practical implicationsCultural destination managers and local hosts can use this instrument as a supplementary tool in order to evaluate how sincere their hospitality offering appears to tourists. Originality/valueThis paper develops a host sincerity scale in order to explore the importance of sincere hostguest interactions, and tourists' emotional response to these interactions. It extends the consumer-based model of authenticity by drawing further attention to the importance and impact of host sincerity in stimulating memorable tourism experiences.

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“…Also, sources such as diaries and memoirs can shed light on the thoughts and predispositions of people who lived and acted in the past. More broadly, archival records can be extremely useful in delivering the authenticity element that, as Bryce and Murdy, and Alexander (2017) stress, is an integral part of ancestral and heritage tourism.…”

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Historical approaches for hospitality and tourism research

MacKenzie

Pittaki

Wong

2019

IJCHM

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Purpose This paper aims to show how historical approaches can better inform understanding of hospitality and tourism research. Recent work in business and management has posited the value of historical research and narrative frameworks to explicate business phenomena – here the authors propose an approach to hospitality and tourism studies could be similarly beneficial. Design/methodology/approach Three principal historical approaches are proposed: systematic study of historical archives, oral histories and biography and prosopography. The paper further proposes that such work should be aligned to Andrews and Burke’s framework of the 5Cs: context, change over time, causality, complexity and contingency to help situate research appropriately and effectively. Findings This paper suggests that historical methods can prove particularly useful in hospitality and tourism research by testing, extending and creating theory that is empirically informed and socially situated. The analysis put forward shows that undertaking historical work set against the framework of the 5Cs of historical research offers the potential for wider and deeper understandings of hospitality and tourism research by revealing temporal and historical dynamics in the field that may hitherto be unseen or insufficiently explored. Originality/value Much of the existing work on the benefits of historical approaches in business and management has focussed on the why or the what. This paper focuses on the how, articulating how historical approaches offer significant potential to aid the understanding of hospitality and tourism research.

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Diaspora, authenticity and the imagined past

Cited by 48 publications

References 74 publications

A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

Measuring host sincerity: scale development and validation

Historical approaches for hospitality and tourism research

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