Loading...
7 results
Search Results
Now showing 1 - 7 of 7
- Tourist Literature and the Architecture of Travel in Olga Tokarczuk and Patti SmithPublication . Rodrigues Baleiro, RitaThis chapter analyses two travel narratives within the scope of literature and tourism studies, aiming to explore the motivations to undertake journeying and the experience of (literary) pilgrims. The first is the novel Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk (2007), and the second is “How the Mind Works,” by Patti Smith (2017). This chapter defines the umbrella concept of “tourist literature” and takes a cross-disciplinary perspective combining the hermeneutics process with findings from the literature review on tourism studies. The analysis of Flights reveals the touring identity and experience of a pilgrim and reflections about airports, travel guides, tourists, and their syndromes. The analysis of Patti Smith’s short story uncovers the touring identity and experience of a literary pilgrim who is strongly motivated to undertake literary-inspired trips towards the authors’ places.
- Estudos em literatura e turismo: Conceitos fundamentaisPublication . Quinteiro, Sílvia; Rodrigues Baleiro, RitaA investigação em literatura e turismo passa desde logo por distinguir este campo de pesquisa dos estudos em literatura de viagens. Trata-se de uma distinção fundamental, não obstante os diversos pontos de contacto entre estas áreas, começando por aquele que é o mais óbvio: o ato de viajar. Na verdade, tal como ficará claro ao longo destas páginas, nos estudos em literatura e turismo abre-se espaço para a análise de um conjunto mais vasto de textos do que aquele frequentemente agregado sob a designação de literatura de viagens. Para além do mais, ao contrário da literatura de viagens, área científica já com algumas décadas de existência, os trabalhos centrados na relação entre literatura e turismo são recentes e, como tal, é ainda reduzido o número de estudos científicos sobre este tema.
- Reading between the scenes: cinematic representations of literary tourismPublication . Rodrigues Baleiro, Rita; Pereira, RosariaDeparting from the assumption that cinema has always had the capacity to represent social structures and movements and provide valuable sources of information about societal phenomena, this chapter employs representation as a research approach to offer contributions to understanding realities “outside the film” regarding literary tourists’ motivations, experiences, and literary places. The authors analyse cinematic representations of literary tourism in feature films and take the perspective of literary tourism studies, reviewing the literature on cultural tourism, special interest tourism, niche tourism, literary tourism, and literary sites and landscape. The analysis and interpretation of the cinematic sequences reveal two opposed ideas of what literary tourism experiences might be: a shallow, disappointing, and inauthentic experience or a meaningful and authentic event
- Understanding visitors’ experiences at Portuguese literary museums: an analysis of TripAdvisor reviewsPublication . Rodrigues Baleiro, RitaIn tourism studies, the analysis of online review websites is a gateway to understanding visitors’ experiences. After producing an updated inventory of literary museums in Portugal, this exploratory and qualitative research examines visitors’ experience at Portuguese literary museums, as revealed by national and international visitors on TripAdvisor. In the absence of national studies on visitors’ experience at these cultural attractions, this paper addresses this gap, using NVivo R.1.6 software and thematic analysis to identify the common experiential tropes in the visitors’ online spontaneous feedback. The findings indicate that most reviewers perceive this experience as a platform for gaining knowledge about the authors, work and historical context. The results also reveal that the writers’ objects (even when replicas), the curational options, and the tour guiding staff contribute significantly to sensing a connection with the author, stepping into the past and co-creating an aura of authenticity in the museum experience.
- Key concepts in literature and tourism studiesPublication . Rodrigues Baleiro, Rita; Quinteiro, SílviaResearch on literature and tourism must depart from a distinction between this field of research and that on travel literature. Although they both focus on the act of travelling, there are fundamental differences between these two research areas. The most obvious difference is the fact that literature and tourism studies foster the analysis of a much wider set of texts than that aggregated under the classification of “travel literature”. Furthermore, unlike the travel literature research field, which has existed for a long time, literature and tourism research is recent and, as such, not many scientific studies have been conducted.
- O turismo literário e a promoção de uma nova literaciaPublication . Rodrigues Baleiro, RitaNão obstante a carência de dados estatísticos precisos, nas últimas duas décadas, o turismo literário tem ganho visibilidade e aficionados, em resultado quer da necessidade da criação de produtos turísticos que proporcionem experiências mais próximas da verdade cultural de um dado espaço, quer da procura de produtos e experiências alternativos ao turismo massificado de pronto-a-servir. De facto, há um amplo número de turistas que tem a ambição de retomar o espírito do viajante e de fazer da viagem um processo que contribua para o autoconhecimento e crescimento pessoal.
- A Place where texts brew: the foreign writers who shaped the Algarve tourist and literary landscapePublication . Baleiro, Rita; Baleiro, Rita; Arcos-Pumarola, JordiThis chapter examines foreign writers’ escape or holiday travel events to the Algarve (Portugal) between the 1950s and the 2010s to reflect on their experience of this destination. The authors’ biography and bibliography were analysed concerning connections to this southern European territory. The findings suggest that the presence of these writers creates literary places and adds literary meaning to the Algarvian landscape.