Authenticity & Tourism: Volume 24

Editors:

• Jillian M. Rickly
• Elizabeth S. Vidon

Chapters:

• Prelims
• Chapter 1 Introduction: From Pseudo-Events to Authentic Experiences

Marketing Maneuvers

• Chapter 2 Looking for Authenticity in Product Geography
• Chapter 3 “See You in Iran” on Facebook: Assessing User-Generated Authenticity
• Chapter 4 Marketing and Authenticity in Tourism: A Cacao Farm in Brazil

Cultural (Mis)Interpretations

• Chapter 5 Love, Romance, and Behavior: Finding Juliet, Finding Meaning
• Chapter 6 Authenticity of a National Icon: The Trinidad Steelpan as a Tourism Resource
• Chapter 7 Authenticity in Portugal’s Interior Rural Areas

Technological Interventions

• Chapter 8 Tourists’ Photographic Constructions of Place in Ireland
• Chapter 9 Understanding Authenticity Within Gastronomic Experiences
• Chapter 10 Digital Revolution or Plastic Gimmick? Authenticity in 3D Souvenirs
• Chapter 11 Hyperreal Light Simulacra: Performing Heritage Buildings

Theoretical Inquiries

• Chapter 12 Hunting and Fishing as Ecotourism: The Authenticity Debate
• Chapter 13 Authenticating the Wilderness: Power, Politics, Performance
• Chapter 14 An Autoethnographic Reflection: Western Elitism in Late Capitalism
• Afterword: Authenticity and Life
• References
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Index