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Vainikka, V and Andrews, H (2025) Critical reflections on mass tourism and empathy in the works of a Finnish artist. Tourist Studies. ISSN 1468-7976
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Abstract
Art and tourism provide a fascinating nexus for creative academic research. This paper explores this connection by interpreting art made about tourists and tourism and by listening to a Finnish artist, Erika Adamsson. Her perspective as well as the theoretical framework of understanding others without hiding stereotypes or challenging issues. The method used is autoethnographic artwork-elicitation. As a result, this paper provides a mass tourism cultural heritage album with unique interpretations by the authors, yet collectively linked to academic theories: an account of tourist representations and the possibilities of art to open minds to the worlds of others. Art, with its compositions, colours and indirect messages, invites a self-critical reflection on mass tourism that is more fruitful for understanding than mere critical analysis. Artwork-elicitation and critical empathy provide a fruitful avenue for tourism researchers to explore phenomena and people that are challenging to feel empathy for or have strong stereotypes attached to it.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | mass tourism, representations, art, empathy, Erika Adamsson, artwork elicitation; 1506 Tourism; 1601 Anthropology; 1608 Sociology; Sport, Leisure & Tourism |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism |
| Divisions: | Liverpool Business School |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2025 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2025 09:15 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1177/14687976251318045 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25177 |
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