1. First, watch the video lecture for this week
2. Next, read the required readings for this week.
1. Haldrup & Larsen. 2003. The Family Gaze.
2. Munir & Phillips. 2005. The Birth of the Kodak Moment.
3. Crang, Mike. 1997. Picturing Practices.
4. Lo et al. 2009. Tourism and Online Photography.
2. Munir & Phillips. 2005. The Birth of the Kodak Moment.
3. Crang, Mike. 1997. Picturing Practices.
4. Lo et al. 2009. Tourism and Online Photography.
3. Third, contemplate these questions on your own or with some friends
1. Explain the difference between travel and tourism. Do you think the shift from travel to tourism would have come about without the popularization of the camera/photography?
2. In what way does photography play “a deeper symbolic role in helping construct travel memories and form memories into narratives or stories?”
3. How does commercial photography influence tourist photographic behaviour?
4. Discuss how ‘selfies’ are affecting destination marketing organizations (DMOs). How has the power shifted from the business to the consumer?
5. Do you think the increase in 'tourist seflies' is the result of a technological change or a sociological change? Discuss.
2. In what way does photography play “a deeper symbolic role in helping construct travel memories and form memories into narratives or stories?”
3. How does commercial photography influence tourist photographic behaviour?
4. Discuss how ‘selfies’ are affecting destination marketing organizations (DMOs). How has the power shifted from the business to the consumer?
5. Do you think the increase in 'tourist seflies' is the result of a technological change or a sociological change? Discuss.
4. Then, check out these case studies and given the lecture and the required readings for the week, answer the questions below.
1. Google Design on Imagery and Style: Check out Google Design's photographic image guidelines and contemplate what makes a "good" image versus a "bad image" according to them. Specifically contemplate the notion of seeking "authenticity".
2. Selfie Stick banned from Museums and Tourist Sites. Consider the rise of bans on selfie sticks in museums, galleries, and other popular tourist venues. What do these bans say about these venues, about privacy, about ownership, and memory, narrative, and images?
2. Selfie Stick banned from Museums and Tourist Sites. Consider the rise of bans on selfie sticks in museums, galleries, and other popular tourist venues. What do these bans say about these venues, about privacy, about ownership, and memory, narrative, and images?