Structuralism
Re-thinking the contributions of Dean Maccannell. A new theory of leisure class placed under debate
By: MAXIMILIANO E. KORSTANJE – Today, Dean Maccannell has become in one of most important scholars in tourism fields. Not only his contributions have been quoted in whole literature and tourism-related journals, but also had taken as an obligated referenced for all who makes tourism their object of study. Under such a context, Maccannell have…
Battling to be ‘European’: myth and the finnish race debate
By: EDWARD DUTTON – This article will examine the debate over the racial origins of the Finns in a new way by looking at the dominant perspective in terms of myth. Focussing on Kemiläinen’s (1998, 2000) discussion, as one of the most salient, the article will dissect the structure of her racial myth and look…