Notes on tourism. Regulation of leisure by cultural commodification

This paper aims to account for tourism as a mechanism for regulating sensitivity; this ‘form’ reconfigures the field of culture by establishing ‘markets of experiencies’ for consumption. We will analyze the way tourism becomes a pattern of consumption, studying it as a social practice and an State a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Espoz, María Belén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Institución:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/2874
Acceso en línea:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2874
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:tourism; sensitivity; leisure; culture; commodification
Sociología; Turismo; Comunicación
turismo; sensibilidad; ocio; cultura; mercantilización
turismo; sensibilidade; ócio; cultura; mercantilização
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Sumario:This paper aims to account for tourism as a mechanism for regulating sensitivity; this ‘form’ reconfigures the field of culture by establishing ‘markets of experiencies’ for consumption. We will analyze the way tourism becomes a pattern of consumption, studying it as a social practice and an State and Market policy, using as an example some aspects of the Argentine case. The Universal Exhibitions considered by Walter Benjamin allow us to see the continuities/discontinuities in the communicative and educational forms of merchandise, separating leisure/work as a fundamental distinction for the regulation of conflict. Finally, we wonder how this will impact on social relations and experiences of culture in plural.