Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5514DGABW-JAN-PAR
Aims
To enable students to examine the cultural geography of tourism and to develop an understanding of contemporary debates within social sciences
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an appreciation of multi-sensual and performative nature of tourism and travel within contemporary societies.
2.
Discuss the significance of images, representations and discourses in the promotion and development of tourist destinations
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Mapping and mobilities, Mobilities and diasporas, Tourism, images and representations, Sightseeing and the tourist gaze: Creation of tourism place, Production and Consumption of tourism landscapes
Additional Information:This module aims to enable students to examine the cultural geography of tourism and to develop an understanding of contemporary debates within social sciences