Tourism Social Media: Transformations in Identity, Community and Culture
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Hardback. This volume addresses the transformative power of tourism social media and offers novel theoretical and methodological approaches to its academic investigation. Acknowledging the collective value creation mechanisms of new media, the authors explore how technology nurtures, augments and modifies social or commercial interactions in tourism. Editor(s): Munar, Ana Maria; Gyimothy, Szilvia; Cai, Liping. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNSG; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
This volume addresses the transformative power of tourism social media and offers novel theoretical and methodological approaches to its academic investigation. Acknowledging the collective value creation mechanisms of new media, the authors explore how technology nurtures, augments and modifies social or commercial interactions in tourism. The book emphasizes the role of fantasy and imagination in fluid tourism experiences and critically scrutinizes contested concepts pertaining to human interaction in cyberspace, such as equality, anonymity, transparency, democratization, and publicity culture. The chapters summon insights from Media Studies, Actor-Network Theory, Communicative Action and Symbolic Convergence among others, and offer a palette of emerging ... Read more
This volume addresses the transformative power of tourism social media and offers novel theoretical and methodological approaches to its academic investigation. Acknowledging the collective value creation mechanisms of new media, the authors explore how technology nurtures, augments and modifies social or commercial interactions in tourism. The book emphasizes the role of fantasy and imagination in fluid tourism experiences and critically scrutinizes contested concepts pertaining to human interaction in cyberspace, such as equality, anonymity, transparency, democratization, and publicity culture. The chapters summon insights from Media Studies, Actor-Network Theory, Communicative Action and Symbolic Convergence among others, and offer a palette of emerging ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Tourism Social Science Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781902134
SKU
V9781781902134
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About A.M. Ca
Munar A.M. - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Gyimothy S. - Aalborg University, Denmark Cai L. - Purdue University, IN, USA
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