‘Dark Tourism’ and the ‘Kitschification’ of 9/11

This paper aims to interrogate the framing of New York’s Ground Zero as a ‘dark tourist’ destination, with particular reference to the entanglement of notions of kitsch in academic discussions of the events of September 11th 2001. What makes Ground Zero contentious, even scandalous, for many scholar...

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Main Author: Potts, Tracey
Format: Article
Published: Sage 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33923/