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Heritage that hurts : tourists in the memoryscapes of September 11 / Joy Sather-Wagstaff.

By: Series: Heritage, tourism, and communityPublication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2011.Description: 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781598745436 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1598745433 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781598745443 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1598745441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Tourists in the memoryscapes of September 11
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4/819 22
LOC classification:
  • G156.5.H47 S37 2011
Contents:
Introduction -- Memory, space/place, tourism : paradigms and problems -- Unpacking "dark" tourism -- Consumption, meaning, commemoration -- Marking memorial spaces, making dialogic memoryscapes -- The material culture of violence and commemoration in public display -- The social life of things : material and visual culture of travel and personal historiography -- Conclusion: The contest of meaning and cultures of commemoration.
Summary: Memorial sites are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places. Through in-depth interviews, photographs, and graffiti, the author compares the 9/11 memorial with other hurtful sites to show how tourists construct knowledge through performative activities.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks G156.5 .H47 S37 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001186898

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.

Introduction -- Memory, space/place, tourism : paradigms and problems -- Unpacking "dark" tourism -- Consumption, meaning, commemoration -- Marking memorial spaces, making dialogic memoryscapes -- The material culture of violence and commemoration in public display -- The social life of things : material and visual culture of travel and personal historiography -- Conclusion: The contest of meaning and cultures of commemoration.

Memorial sites are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places. Through in-depth interviews, photographs, and graffiti, the author compares the 9/11 memorial with other hurtful sites to show how tourists construct knowledge through performative activities.

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