... Well-regulated nightlife should be seen to have a generally invigorating effect on tourism gr... more ... Well-regulated nightlife should be seen to have a generally invigorating effect on tourism growth in ... it impossible to determine, espe-cially considering the lighting of a typical nightclub, if the ... to look at the interviewer and said," Don't you?" Just as knowing human sex-ual nature ...
This project explores the place of sport hunting in human history, especially as it came to be ex... more This project explores the place of sport hunting in human history, especially as it came to be expressed in the United States. Basic assumptions of cultural studies are pursued; it is assumed that human endeavor is marked by cryptic paths of power, that artifacts and behavior might usefully be read as a species of "text," and that the presence of "voice" indicates power.In the Introduction of this project, a brief parse of the West's relationship with bloody sport and pastime is created. The next several chapters closely deal with the expression of sport hunting in the historic and cultural record. Concluding the project, a chapter reprises each of the previous chapters and offers conclusions.The Introduction discusses what is meant by sport hunting. Chapter 1 (Hunting, Violent Sport, and War Among the Greeks & the Romans) outlines violent sport associated with the ancients. Chapter 2 (The Influence of The Medieval, Renaissance, and Industrial Eras On New World Hunting) develops the idea that sport hunting was an important activity of the privileged in Europe.Chapter 3 (Hunting in the New World: Sport in Transition and the Invention of the Sporting Ethic) explains the place of sport hunting in the European tradition. Chapter 4 (Victorian Values and the Impact of Industrialization) deals with both the burgeoning power of the factory system and the fast-developing political influence of the New World.Chapter 5 (Outdoors as Text; the Development of Natural History: Travelers, Gunners, and the American Wilderness) describes some of the conflict taking place in the United States during development and links European and New World notions of natural history. Chapter 6 (The Privileged Image of the American Rifleman), reengages discussion of the relationship between the New World and antiquity, especially regarding enjoyment of bloody pastime.Chapter 7 (Roosevelt and the Hunter-Naturalist) explicitly claims that certain historic figures were individually important in constructing today's notions of sport probity. Chapter 8 (Contemporary Sport Hunting: Concluding Comments) briefly pulls together the basic ideas at work in the project.U of I OnlyETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissio
Cockfighting has had a long history in the United States. Now outlawed in all 50 states, the bloo... more Cockfighting has had a long history in the United States. Now outlawed in all 50 states, the bloody sport serves as a springboard to discuss controversial leisure activities. The author's fieldwork, beginning before the ban of cockfighting and conducted mainly in South Louisiana, provides the basis for discussions of issues of society, sport, risk, spectatorship, culture, entertainment, recreation reform, gambling, and other "purple leisure" activities.
There is no question that heritage performances such as the Carnival of New Orleans, the bull pus... more There is no question that heritage performances such as the Carnival of New Orleans, the bull pushing festival in Niigata, Japan, and spectacles of...
This paper places the current work within a cluster of several rapidly presented texts and public... more This paper places the current work within a cluster of several rapidly presented texts and publications presenting the author's focus on the...
Josef Pieper has pointed out in In Tune with the World that festivity requires at least two thing... more Josef Pieper has pointed out in In Tune with the World that festivity requires at least two things: it must be public, and it must be an interruption...
More than two dozen countries were represented during the four-day Harrogate Tourism Conference, ... more More than two dozen countries were represented during the four-day Harrogate Tourism Conference, July 22-26, 2004, organized by The Center for Tourism and Social Change (CTCC) at England’s Sheffield Hallam University. The conference titled “Tourism and Literature: Travel, Myth and Imagination” was held in the charming Old Swan Hotel–a historically fitting venue famous for its role in the suspenseful disappearance of Agatha Christie 75 years ago. Close to 100 papers were presented on a range of topics, including: anthropology/sociology, art
Sex and sexuality are powerful human emotions that have been exploited by the tourism industry to... more Sex and sexuality are powerful human emotions that have been exploited by the tourism industry to develop aspects of destination image. Where destinations have sought to exploit sex by use of the erotic as an appealing image, sex becomes a featured selling point and may inadvertently become more important than other elements of the destination's preferred image as a result of image capture where the preferred image is displaced by a less preferred image. This paper examines the potential for image confusion when the erotic is used alongside the exotic as part of destination image. In particular, Thailand's preferred image as an exotic destination and the nation's unofficial image as a location for erotic activities are considered. Marketing implications are examined, as are potential measures that may be implemented to soften or even eliminate potentially negative impacts that are presently associated with Thailand's reputation as a center for sex tourism.
... debt of gratitude is extended to Fred Hessel and Heather Conley, graduate research assistants... more ... debt of gratitude is extended to Fred Hessel and Heather Conley, graduate research assistants, for their diligent archival research both in the preparation of the working maps and in helping to compile the back-ground information needed to locate the route Schoolcraft followed. ...
IN REVIEW 489 sional cooperation and communication. Ultimately, sustainable economic development,... more IN REVIEW 489 sional cooperation and communication. Ultimately, sustainable economic development, with the potential to bring about an increase in social welfare, will depend on the availability of quality location-specific and tourism-type specific information. These perspectives would aid in deciding on the pros and cons of assisting a specific type of tourism development in a given situation in a particular country. Cl0 REFERENCES Beekhuis, Jeanne V. ed.
... Well-regulated nightlife should be seen to have a generally invigorating effect on tourism gr... more ... Well-regulated nightlife should be seen to have a generally invigorating effect on tourism growth in ... it impossible to determine, espe-cially considering the lighting of a typical nightclub, if the ... to look at the interviewer and said," Don't you?" Just as knowing human sex-ual nature ...
This project explores the place of sport hunting in human history, especially as it came to be ex... more This project explores the place of sport hunting in human history, especially as it came to be expressed in the United States. Basic assumptions of cultural studies are pursued; it is assumed that human endeavor is marked by cryptic paths of power, that artifacts and behavior might usefully be read as a species of "text," and that the presence of "voice" indicates power.In the Introduction of this project, a brief parse of the West's relationship with bloody sport and pastime is created. The next several chapters closely deal with the expression of sport hunting in the historic and cultural record. Concluding the project, a chapter reprises each of the previous chapters and offers conclusions.The Introduction discusses what is meant by sport hunting. Chapter 1 (Hunting, Violent Sport, and War Among the Greeks & the Romans) outlines violent sport associated with the ancients. Chapter 2 (The Influence of The Medieval, Renaissance, and Industrial Eras On New World Hunting) develops the idea that sport hunting was an important activity of the privileged in Europe.Chapter 3 (Hunting in the New World: Sport in Transition and the Invention of the Sporting Ethic) explains the place of sport hunting in the European tradition. Chapter 4 (Victorian Values and the Impact of Industrialization) deals with both the burgeoning power of the factory system and the fast-developing political influence of the New World.Chapter 5 (Outdoors as Text; the Development of Natural History: Travelers, Gunners, and the American Wilderness) describes some of the conflict taking place in the United States during development and links European and New World notions of natural history. Chapter 6 (The Privileged Image of the American Rifleman), reengages discussion of the relationship between the New World and antiquity, especially regarding enjoyment of bloody pastime.Chapter 7 (Roosevelt and the Hunter-Naturalist) explicitly claims that certain historic figures were individually important in constructing today's notions of sport probity. Chapter 8 (Contemporary Sport Hunting: Concluding Comments) briefly pulls together the basic ideas at work in the project.U of I OnlyETDs are only available to UIUC Users without author permissio
Cockfighting has had a long history in the United States. Now outlawed in all 50 states, the bloo... more Cockfighting has had a long history in the United States. Now outlawed in all 50 states, the bloody sport serves as a springboard to discuss controversial leisure activities. The author's fieldwork, beginning before the ban of cockfighting and conducted mainly in South Louisiana, provides the basis for discussions of issues of society, sport, risk, spectatorship, culture, entertainment, recreation reform, gambling, and other "purple leisure" activities.
There is no question that heritage performances such as the Carnival of New Orleans, the bull pus... more There is no question that heritage performances such as the Carnival of New Orleans, the bull pushing festival in Niigata, Japan, and spectacles of...
This paper places the current work within a cluster of several rapidly presented texts and public... more This paper places the current work within a cluster of several rapidly presented texts and publications presenting the author's focus on the...
Josef Pieper has pointed out in In Tune with the World that festivity requires at least two thing... more Josef Pieper has pointed out in In Tune with the World that festivity requires at least two things: it must be public, and it must be an interruption...
More than two dozen countries were represented during the four-day Harrogate Tourism Conference, ... more More than two dozen countries were represented during the four-day Harrogate Tourism Conference, July 22-26, 2004, organized by The Center for Tourism and Social Change (CTCC) at England’s Sheffield Hallam University. The conference titled “Tourism and Literature: Travel, Myth and Imagination” was held in the charming Old Swan Hotel–a historically fitting venue famous for its role in the suspenseful disappearance of Agatha Christie 75 years ago. Close to 100 papers were presented on a range of topics, including: anthropology/sociology, art
Sex and sexuality are powerful human emotions that have been exploited by the tourism industry to... more Sex and sexuality are powerful human emotions that have been exploited by the tourism industry to develop aspects of destination image. Where destinations have sought to exploit sex by use of the erotic as an appealing image, sex becomes a featured selling point and may inadvertently become more important than other elements of the destination's preferred image as a result of image capture where the preferred image is displaced by a less preferred image. This paper examines the potential for image confusion when the erotic is used alongside the exotic as part of destination image. In particular, Thailand's preferred image as an exotic destination and the nation's unofficial image as a location for erotic activities are considered. Marketing implications are examined, as are potential measures that may be implemented to soften or even eliminate potentially negative impacts that are presently associated with Thailand's reputation as a center for sex tourism.
... debt of gratitude is extended to Fred Hessel and Heather Conley, graduate research assistants... more ... debt of gratitude is extended to Fred Hessel and Heather Conley, graduate research assistants, for their diligent archival research both in the preparation of the working maps and in helping to compile the back-ground information needed to locate the route Schoolcraft followed. ...
IN REVIEW 489 sional cooperation and communication. Ultimately, sustainable economic development,... more IN REVIEW 489 sional cooperation and communication. Ultimately, sustainable economic development, with the potential to bring about an increase in social welfare, will depend on the availability of quality location-specific and tourism-type specific information. These perspectives would aid in deciding on the pros and cons of assisting a specific type of tourism development in a given situation in a particular country. Cl0 REFERENCES Beekhuis, Jeanne V. ed.
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