Introduction – the corpse in the closet: the Gothic, death, and modernity

Davison, Carol Margaret

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“…McEvoy argues that Gothic tourism differs from dark tourism on the basis that the latter is primarily about death and disaster. Notwithstanding that death is an ever-present theme in the Gothic (Davison, 2017), contemporary conceptualisations of dark tourism are not confined to death/disaster but, as noted above, also include the macabre (Stone, 2006(Stone, , 2009. The macabre is itself an enduring feature of the Gothic: McEvoy (2016, p.161) argues that Gothic "has famously concerned itself with feudal tyranny, imprisonment, suffering bodies, blood, torture".…”

Section: The Relationship Between Gothic Tourism and Other Forms Of Tmentioning

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Exploring “gothic tourism”: a new form of urban tourism?

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Ivanova³

2021

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Purpose The concept of “Gothic tourism” has recently been proposed within the discipline of English Literature. Such tourism is claimed to be a distinct form of special interest tourism grounded in familiarity with the Gothic, distinctive aesthetics, and experiences of frights and scares. It is increasingly common in towns and cities around the world. This paper aims to examine and critique the concept of Gothic tourism, and consider its similarities with existing forms of urban tourism. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper and no empirical data are presented. Findings Gothic tourism is not as clearly differentiated from other forms of tourism as has been claimed. In particular, Gothic tourism can be conceptualised as a particular form of “lighter” dark tourism, but it can also be considered as a form of literary tourism. A conceptual model is presented which places Gothic tourism at the nexus of dark and literary tourism. Research limitations/implications This study is a conceptual exploration of Gothic tourism. Further empirical research is required to test the ideas presented in this paper at established Gothic tourism attractions. Originality/value This study examines the recently proposed (but little-researched) concept of Gothic tourism and considers its relationships with other forms of special interest tourism. It also illustrates the broader issue of how typologies of special interest tourism do not necessarily correspond with the motives and experiences of tourists themselves, or of the providers of tourist experiences.

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Section: The Relationship Between Gothic Tourism and Other Forms Of Tmentioning

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Exploring “gothic tourism”: a new form of urban tourism?

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2021

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“…Dans les textes gothiques la mort n'est pas seulement une des formes de l'inquiétante étrangeté freudienne mais, selon Carol Margaret Davison, elle en incarnerait voire son « emblème quintessentiel » : « while being 'of the home' and familiar, it also remains secret, concealed, and unfamiliar, a reality that has become, like mourning, 'obscene and awkward' » 41 . Dans Poudre, l'Unheimlich n'est pas lié seulement à la mort, mais aussi au mortido, au Todestrieb freudien, à cette pulsion de mort qui imprègne et aimante souterrainement la diégèse du roman.…”

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L’errances post-mortem d’un identité fragmentée. Pudră de Dora Pavel entre Néo-Gothique et Postmoderne

Magliocco¹

2018

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This paper examines Gothic-Postmodernism in Dora Pavel's fiction. In the first theoretical part, it will be presented the symbiotic convergence and the genetical affinity between Gothic and Postmodernism. In the second part, it will be shown that the works of the Romanian writer, through hybridizations and grafts, incorporates Gothic features sometimes explicitly, sometimes unconsciously and in a more encrypted way. A summary analysis of the first two novels-Dying Agata (Agata murind, 2003) and The Captive (Captivul, 2006)-will be proposed, through which some Gothic traces will be reviewed. A more extended case study will be dedicated to the novel Powder (Pudră, 2010).

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Introduction – the corpse in the closet: the Gothic, death, and modernity

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Exploring “gothic tourism”: a new form of urban tourism?

Exploring “gothic tourism”: a new form of urban tourism?

L’errances post-mortem d’un identité fragmentée. Pudră de Dora Pavel entre Néo-Gothique et Postmoderne

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