| Contents Tourism and Pop Culture Fandom: Transnational Tourist Experiences Contributor(s): Yamamura, Takayoshi (Editor), Seaton, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845417224 ISBN-13: 9781845417222 Publisher: Channel View Publications OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Media Studies |
| LCCN: 2019029539 |
| Series: Aspects of Tourism |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book to apply the concept of 'contents tourism' in a global context and to establish an international and interdisciplinary framework for contents tourism research. The term 'contents tourism' gained official recognition in Japan when it was defined by the Japanese government in 2005, and it has been characterised as 'travel behaviour motivated fully or partially by narratives, characters, locations, and other creative elements of popular culture forms including film, television dramas, manga, anime, novels and computer games'. The book builds on previous research from Japan and explores three main themes of contents tourism: 'the Contentsization of Literary Worlds', 'Tourist Behaviours at "Sacred Sites" of Contents Tourism' and 'Contents Tourism as Pilgrimage' and draws together these key themes to propose a set of policy implications for achieving successful and sustainable contents tourism in the 21st century. |