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Citation

Vidon ES, Rickly JM. Ann. Tour. Res. 2018; 69: 65-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.annals.2018.02.001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Although underexplored in tourism studies, recent work suggests theories of alienation, as the dialectic of authenticity, have much to contribute to our understanding of tourism motivation. This paper uses three major theoretical tropes (Marxism, existentialism, and Lacanian psychoanalysis) to examine the role of alienation in the motivations of hiking and rock climbing tourists. In particular, these tourists describe only temporary and retrospective relief from anxiety, articulating authenticity as an elusive experience that lies at the horizon, in the next adventure, or in the past as a memory. Alienation is an ever-present component of the human condition, and as such, anxiety is omnipresent in our lives, contributing significantly to touristic desires for escape, rejuvenation, and existential experiences.


Language: en

Keywords

Alienation; Anxiety; Authenticity; Hiking; Motivation; Nature; Rock climbing

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