2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Positive Research about Pseudo-Events between Tourism and Media
| Project/Area Number |
20730360
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAGUCHI Makoto Kansai University, 社会学部, 准教授 (80351493)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | メディア / 観光 / 文化研究 / 疑似イベント / 観光ガイドブック / 海外旅行 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research focused on a social relationship between media and tourism in the present society of Japan, with the method of re-thinking critically the pseudo-events model presented by D. Boorstin. By a historical analysis of travel guidebooks and fieldworks in Guam Island, this research presented a model of mass tourism specific to modern Japan. The results of the research were made public as a book titled "Oversea Tourism of Japan" (Chikuma Shobo, 2010) and oral presentations in academic societies.
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