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

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‘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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Potts, Tracey
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage 2012
Subjects:	Dark Tourism Kitsch Kitschification 9/11 Teddy-Bearification Spectacle Iconoclasm Iconoclash Division of the Sensible
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33923/

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