Abstract
The current study investigates tourists’ discourse regarding authenticity in the postmodern tourism context by employing the intertwined concepts of authenticity and gaze to examine Law of the Jungle, a Korean reality travel program. Findings from our thematic content analysis of data suggest that the program provides viewers with a dual structure through which to view and negotiate the tourism setting of the show, and that the authenticity of the program is perceived from three main perspectives: objective, subjective, and postmodernist. Findings are contextualized within extant literature on authenticity, orientalism, the tourist gaze, and the second gaze.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 348-364 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 24 2018 |
Keywords
- Authenticity
- Korean reality travel program
- postmodern
- tourist gaze
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Marketing
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