Tourism: a catalyst for existential authenticity.

By Lorraine Brown. 2013

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Subfields: Demography, Geography, Planning and Development, Sociology and Political Science

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Tourism and Existential Transformation: An Empirical Investigation (2017, background): “Brown (2013) suggests that tourism potentially has a long-lasting effect on tourists, for it can act as a catalyst, not merely as a substitute, for an authentic lifestyle in the home environment.”
The Authenticity of Heritage Sites, Tourists’ Quest for Existential Authenticity, and Destination Loyalty (2017, methodology): “From a theoretical perspective, past research in this field has mainly consisted of theoretical analyses of existential authenticity (Brown 2013; Kim and Jamal 2007; Steiner and Reisinger 2006) through the use of qualitative research methods (Kim and Jamal 2007; McIntosh and Prentice 1999;…”
Authenticity: The Link Between Destination Image and Place Attachment (2017, background): “The liberation from constrictions of daily life at a tourism destination facilitates the fulfillment of the authentic self (Brown, 2013).”
Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation (2018, background): “serious implications for lifestyle choices upon return from travel (see also Maoz, 2006; Brown, 2013; Kirillova & Lehto, 2015). For example, Maoz’s (2006, p.58) work with Israeli backpackers highlights the connections between alienation, crisis, and mode of touristic experience, as it draws attentio”
The fantasy of authenticity: Touring with Lacan (2016, background): “Similarly, Brown (2013) advocates for a Sartrean approach to consider the ways tourism acts as a catalyst for existential authenticity by providing a space/time (Spielraum) away from the everyday to reflect and then make changes to one’s lifestyle upon return.”