Progress in dark tourism and thanatourism research: An uneasy relationship with heritage tourism |
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Institution: | Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Bournemouth, Dorset BH12 5BB, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper reviews academic research into dark tourism and thanatourism over the 1996–2016 period. The aims of this paper are threefold. First, it reviews the evolution of the concepts of dark tourism and thanatourism, highlighting similarities and differences between them. Second it evaluates progress in 6 key themes and debates. These are: issues of the definition and scope of the concepts; ethical issues associated with such forms of tourism; the political and ideological dimensions of dark tourism and thanatourism; the nature of demand for places of death and suffering; the management of such places; and the methods of research used for investigating such tourism. Third, research gaps and issues that demand fuller scrutiny are identified. The paper argues that two decades of research have not convincingly demonstrated that dark tourism and thanatourism are distinct forms of tourism, and in many ways they appear to be little different from heritage tourism. |
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Keywords: | Dark tourism Thanatourism Ethics Politics Motivations Experiences Management Interpretation |
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