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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| author | Vidon, Elizabeth S. Rickly, Jillian M. |
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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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