Locating Imagination in Popular Culture: Place, Tourism and Belonging

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture explores how popular culture, tourism, and notions of place intertwine in an environment characterized by globalization, digitization, and multi-media. It demonstrates how media narratives stimulate and reflect desire in tourism, with examples drawn from around the globe. The book appeals to academic disciplines such as media and cultural studies, fan- and tourism studies, cultural geography, literary studies, and cultural sociology.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Locating Imagination in Popular Culture delves into the intricate interplay between popular culture, tourism, and notions of place in a rapidly globalizing and digitizing world. At its core, the book explores the concept of imagination, highlighting how it shapes the way we perceive and desire places, particularly through the medium of popular culture and media.

The authors demonstrate how popular culture and media have become crucial in shaping our imagination of places, leading to a growing desire to visit the actual locations featured in our favorite stories. By drawing examples from diverse corners of the globe, the book offers a unique perspective on the role of narratives conveyed through media in stimulating and reflecting desire in tourism.

This multidisciplinary book appeals to scholars across a wide range of academic disciplines, including media and cultural studies, fan and tourism studies, cultural geography, literary studies, and cultural sociology. Its insights into the dynamics of imagination, popular culture, and tourism provide valuable contributions to our understanding of the complex relationships between these three realms and their impact on our world.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367492632