[ecrea] CFP: Tourism, Materiality, Representation and 'the Large'

As part of the Art, Materiality and Representation conference hosted by 
the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) at The British Museum and SOAS 
1st-3rd June 2018, we are pleased to invite papers for the following 
panel (Code P073) titled Tourism, Materiality, Representation and 'the 
Large'.

Convenors: Hazel Andrews (LJMU) and Les Roberts (University of Liverpool)

Please provide a 250 word abstract proposal by 8th January 2018 to the 
following online form:

http://nomadit.co.uk/rai/events/rai2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6131

Papers should be around 15-20 minutes in length. The inclusion of 
multimedia, film, audio, or other elements as part of the presentation 
would be most welcomed.

Further details about the conference can be found at: 
https://www.therai.org.uk/conferences/art-materiality-and-representation

Please see below for panel details:

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Panel 73: Tourism, Materiality, Representation and 'the Large'.

*Short abstract*

Large objects might be the facilitators of tourism e.g.: modes of 
transport, or form the backdrop against which activities take place 
e.g.: public art, buildings, and bridges. This panel examines issues of 
materiality and representation in tourism through a consideration of 
'the large.'

*Long abstract*

In anthropological studies of tourism materiality has tended to be 
considered through what are usually small things, in the form of 
souvenirs (e.g.: Graburn, 1976; Andrews, 2011). Exceptions of course 
exist and some objects are shipped home. But, generally, souvenirs are 
necessarily small so that they can be easily carried home by tourists as 
a memento of their holidays. However, much tourism activity relies on 
the use and representation of much larger materialities. For instance, 
souvenirs are often representations of larger objects that are the focus 
of touristic practice e.g.: the Eiffel Tower. The ability to move to and 
through a tourism landscape relies on bigger materialities (e.g.: modes 
of transport). Large objects (herein called 'the large') often form the 
container - buildings, ships - of touristic practices. Equally, 'the 
large' can be the object of tourists' attention, e.g. public art. And 
tourism activities are often with or against a backdrop of large objects 
that do not travel (e.g.: buildings and bridges). This panel seeks to 
discuss issues of engagement with and representation of large 
materialities that inform tourism and its practice. Themes may include, 
but are not restricted to:

• Techniques and technologies of capturing representations of 'the large'

• The role of the body and embodiment of 'the large'

• Ways of knowing 'the large'

• The importance of 'the large' in representations of identity and 
culture for tourism purposes

• Consuming 'the large' in tourism

• Aesthetics of 'the large' in tourism


Best wishes,


Hazel Andrews and Les Roberts


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Les Roberts (Dr)

Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Media Studies

Department of Communication and Media

School of the Arts

19 Abercromby Square

University of Liverpool

Liverpool. L69 7ZG. UK

tel: +44 151 794 3102

www.liv.ac.uk/communication-and-media/staff/les-roberts/ 
<http://www.liv.ac.uk/communication-and-media/staff/les-roberts/>

www.liminoids.com/ <http://www.liminoids.com/>

liverpool.academia.edu/LesRoberts <http://liverpool.academia.edu/LesRoberts>

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