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SoSe 20: Tourist Mobility – Global Perspectives on Conditions and Consequences

Ulrike Schaper

Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen

willingness to continuously read and complete exercises, some of which will be published on Blackboard, engagement in working groups that organize their exchange/discussions independently of the seminar structure, access to the internet. Schließen

Kommentar

Although during this class most of us will be much more immobile than usual, it is concerned with mobility, namely mobility related to international tourism in the late 19th and 20th century. Participation in tourist mobility has increased in number and socially broadened over the 20th century. According to the World Tourism Organization’s annual report, in 2016, the steadily growing number of international tourists (defined as overnight visitors) reached just above 1.2 billion. However, even people who are not mobile themselves are confronted with tourism. As friends and family members, they listen to travel stories, look at photographs, and receive souvenirs. As members of the host societies, they provide local tourism services or have interests that align or rival with those of the tourists present. The cultural, social, political, and economic significance of tourism is undeniable. To trace tourism’s emergence as a globalized form of leisure activity, through which many people travel to foreign countries, are confronted with foreign cultures, and experience temporary dislocation, this class addresses the history of international tourism in the 19th and 20th century. It focuses on the culture of tourism and tourist experiences rather than the economic and business-related aspects. The class is divided into four modules which all students complete individually but in a parallel manner. In each module, students work through a set of connected topics. The first module provides students with an overview of historical tourism development to set the framework for more specific analysis. It also raises questions of defining tourism and differentiating it from other forms of mobility and the normative implications this might entail. The second module deals with the political dimension of tourism. In this module, we discuss tourism’s relation to imperialism and developmental and foreign policy agendas. In the third module, students deal with the process of traveling and the links between transport and tourism history. Students reflect upon the infrastructural and technical preconditions of tourism practices and tourist experiences. In the fourth module, students think about in what sense and under which circumstances touristic encounters functioned as sites of cultural and social exchange, reflecting concepts such as authenticity and touristification. We discuss some of the consequences tourist encounters entailed, e.g. processes of identity formation, which were stimulated through travel experiences and tourism promotion. The class is taught online only and includes the following learning formats. Exercises to enhance text comprehension and different forms of written online discussions. A few non-mandatory synchronous teaching sessions via video-/audio-meetings (via WebEx) will take place on some Fridays between 12 and 2 pm. For class communication and provision of class readings, Blackbaord is used. Schließen

11 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Fr, 12:00 - 14:00 11 Termine

Fr, 24.04.2020 12:00 - 14:00

Dozenten:
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schaper