The performance of heritage tourism sites: communicate competence in two Cornish tourist villages

Tennier-Stuart, Emma (2017) The performance of heritage tourism sites: communicate competence in two Cornish tourist villages. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Abstract

Much has been written about the role of various imaginings of authenticity in the study of heritage tourism. This thesis examines tourists’ and locals’ experiences of two villages in Cornwall, England as a comparative case study of the roles that the perception and performance of authenticity play in heritage tourism. Using Richard Bauman’s work on performance theory in conjunction with Dean MacCannell’s concept of “staged authenticity” and John Urry’s concept of the “post-tourist,” this thesis will show that heritage destinations are emergent, succeeding or failing based on locals’ ability to perform these destinations to their visitors’ satisfaction.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
URI: http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/12833
Item ID: 12833
Additional Information: Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-174).
Keywords: Tourism, Communicative Competence, Performance Theory, Cornwall, Heritage
Department(s): Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of > Folklore
Date: October 2017
Date Type: Submission
Library of Congress Subject Heading: Heritage tourism -- England -- Cornwall (County)

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