2009 Course Handbook
HIST264: Travel, Tourism and Cultural Production
Tourism is the world's single largest industry today. This course explores the history, meanings and experiences of travel and tourism from late antiquity to the present day through themes such as gender, class, race, imperialism, war, sexuality, modernity, postmodernity and consumption. It considers the historiography of travel as well as the uses of history in inspiring or selling travel and tourism. Topics include: How do we define travel and tourism; the medieval pilgrimage; the age of exploration; the Grand Tour; travel and cultural production of the Age of Empire; exoticism and primitivism; battlefield tourism; eco-tourism; sex tourism; Third World travel and cultural imperialism. Students will be encouraged to think historically about their own travel experiences and their consumption of travel-related products such as art, postcards, souvenirs, backpacker stories, travel diaries, books and films.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: No session) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Hsu-Ming Teo |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | HIST364 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Modern History, Politics, International Relations and Security |
Timetable Information
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