Shades of Dark Tourism. Alcatraz and Robben Island
Strange, Carolyn; Kempa, Michael
Description
Former sites of punishment and incarceration have become a popular tourist experience as defunct prisons are converted into museums or heritage sites. Among the most prominent are Alcatraz in the United States, and Robben Island in South Africa. While some theorists might categorize such practices as "dark tourism," this paper argues for an analysis that accounts for the multiple shades of penal history marketing and interpretation. Drawing on policy documents, onsite observations, tourist...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2003 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85760 |
Source: | Annals of Tourism Research |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0160-7383(02)00102-0 |
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