Kazakhstan Gulag heritage: Dark tourism and selective interpretation

Lennon, Justin John; Tiberghien, Guillaume

doi:10.1002/jtr.2341

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“…173 According to Tiberghien and Lennon, by weaving a tactile body, movements, actions and emotions into the notion of performativity, visitors can authenticate places through their emotional connection to them. 174 Tuol Sleng's gallows may therefore be thought of as representing a prime site for such emotional authentication, both of the site itself and its role in the construction of the broader narrative surrounding the KR regime and political transition.…”

Section: Authenticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Making (In?)Visible: Selectivity, Visibility and Authenticity in Cambodia’s Sites of Atrocity

Lawther

Killean

Dempster

2021

Journal of Genocide Research

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This article examines victim representation in former atrocity sites in Cambodia. It concentrates on Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek, two prominent sites for the detention and torture of suspected enemies of the Khmer Rouge (KR) regime and the subsequent creation of mass graves. These sites of trauma, memory, and transitional justice are inextricably linked to the experiences of victims. Yet, the voice of victims, their visibility, and authentic representations of the past are not always centred in Cambodia's atrocity sites. Drawing on empirical fieldwork in Cambodia and an interdisciplinary literature, this article interrogates the intersections between selectivity, visibility, and authenticity in sites of atrocity associated with the Cambodian genocide. As this paper demonstrates, engaging with these themes of selectivity, visibility, and authenticity, and by extension issues of, for example, "who" is recognized as a victim, "how" responsibility for past horrors is represented, "which" sites become tourist facing attractions, and "why" certain narratives of the past are prioritized, is essential to recognizing the rights, humanity, and dignity of victims and survivors.

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Section: Authenticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Making (In?)Visible: Selectivity, Visibility and Authenticity in Cambodia’s Sites of Atrocity

Lawther

Killean

Dempster

2021

Journal of Genocide Research

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Conceptualising the role of marketing strategies of tourism providers in inducing risk‐taking behaviour

Zaky

Saxena

Jayawardhena

2021

Journal of Tourism Research

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In this paper, we examine the role of marketing strategies of tourism providers in inducing risk‐taking behaviour deriving lessons from theoretical foundations of ‘fear appeal’ and ‘protection‐motivation’ and the stimulus–organism–response framework. We engage with their meaning‐generating identity narratives that play an indispensable role in sustaining and enhancing the market appeal of dark tourism experiences, places and products. Our findings demonstrate how providers use information‐based and emotions‐focused strategies to induce visitors to engage in different degrees of risk‐taking activities.

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