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The Touristified Gaze: From Cultural Tourism to Commodification of Culture

Hazel Andrews, Noel B. Salazar and Fabiola Mancinelli

How does what is local, singular, and symbolic for a community come to be a resource to be consumed by globetrotter tourists? The seminar begins with a panel discussion about how culture becomes a market product or, in other words, an inquiry into cultural commodification by the tourist industry, and how, despite this, the search for authenticity among tourists persists.

Related to City and Tourism, The Cultures of Tourism

20 May 2025