Haunted Heritage
The Cultural Politics of Ghost Tourism, Populism, and the Past
Published on 16. June 2016
205 pages
978-1-315-42760-7 (ISBN)
Description
Haunted Heritage is a fascinating scholarly examination of the dynamics of ghost or paranormal tourism. Michele Hanks explores how this phenomenon allows for the re-articulation and re-configuring of ideas of heritage, epistemic authority, nation, and belonging. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, Hanks delves into the anthropological, sociological, political, historical, and cultural factors that drive this burgeoning business. Using York, England, said to be "the most haunted city in the world," as the base for her research, Hanks focuses on three forms of ghost tourism: ghost walks, commercial ghost hunts, and non-profit ghost hunts and paranormal investigations, comparing the experience of York with other sites of ghost tourism globally. This book will appeal to scholars interested in tourism, heritage, the paranormal, visual cultural, British studies, or popular religion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
File size
8,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-315-42760-7 (9781315427607)
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Person
Hanks, Michele
Content
Introduction Ghost Tourism and the Production of Haunted Heritage; Chapter 1 Constructing Haunted Destinations: An Analysis of Ghosts on TV, in Travel Literature, and in the Museum; Chapter 2 Discourses and Enactments of Belief and Transformation on Ghost Walks and Commercial Ghost Hunts; Chapter 3 Staging Ghost Hunts: The Roles of Knowledge, Expertise, and Science in Ghost Tourism; Chapter 4 Encountering the Ghostly: Mediumship, Populism, and the Articulation of Amateur Expertise; Chapter 5 "This is the Real England": Discourses of Authenticity, National Belonging, and Difference; conclusion The Populist Logic of Haunted Heritage and its Consequences;
