Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation

Although underexplored in tourism studies, recent work suggests theories of alienation, as the dialectic of authenticity, have much to contribute to our understanding of tourism motivation. This paper uses three major theoretical tropes (Marxism, existentialism, and Lacanian psychoanalysis) to exami...

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Main Authors: Vidon, Elizabeth S., Rickly, Jillian M.
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Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50434/
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description Although underexplored in tourism studies, recent work suggests theories of alienation, as the dialectic of authenticity, have much to contribute to our understanding of tourism motivation. This paper uses three major theoretical tropes (Marxism, existentialism, and Lacanian psychoanalysis) to examine the role of alienation in the motivations of hiking and rock climbing tourists. In particular, these tourists describe only temporary and retrospective relief from anxiety, articulating authenticity as an elusive experience that lies at the horizon, in the next adventure, or in the past as a memory. Alienation is an ever-present component of the human condition, and as such, anxiety is omnipresent in our lives, contributing significantly to touristic desires for escape, rejuvenation, and existential experiences.
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spelling nottingham-504342020-05-04T19:33:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50434/ Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation Vidon, Elizabeth S. Rickly, Jillian M. Although underexplored in tourism studies, recent work suggests theories of alienation, as the dialectic of authenticity, have much to contribute to our understanding of tourism motivation. This paper uses three major theoretical tropes (Marxism, existentialism, and Lacanian psychoanalysis) to examine the role of alienation in the motivations of hiking and rock climbing tourists. In particular, these tourists describe only temporary and retrospective relief from anxiety, articulating authenticity as an elusive experience that lies at the horizon, in the next adventure, or in the past as a memory. Alienation is an ever-present component of the human condition, and as such, anxiety is omnipresent in our lives, contributing significantly to touristic desires for escape, rejuvenation, and existential experiences. Elsevier 2018-02-20 Article PeerReviewed Vidon, Elizabeth S. and Rickly, Jillian M. (2018) Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation. Annals of Tourism Research, 69 . pp. 65-75. ISSN 0160-7383 Alienation; Anxiety; Authenticity; Hiking; Motivation; Rock climbing; Nature https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738318300070?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.annals.2018.02.001 doi:10.1016/j.annals.2018.02.001
spellingShingle Alienation; Anxiety; Authenticity; Hiking; Motivation; Rock climbing; Nature
Vidon, Elizabeth S.
Rickly, Jillian M.
Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title_full Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title_fullStr Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title_full_unstemmed Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title_short Alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
title_sort alienation and anxiety in tourism motivation
topic Alienation; Anxiety; Authenticity; Hiking; Motivation; Rock climbing; Nature
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