Table Of ContentTourism Art and Souvenirs
This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study
of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly exam-
ines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of
contemporary art and cultural anthropology, and demonstrates that tourist art is a
unique expression of place and genuine artistic style. The first investigation to
consider the activity of souvenirs from both indigenous and settler tourist sites, it
brings a unique addition to the existing, dated, research in the area.
Working initially from Graburn’s definition of tourist art, as the art of one
culture made specifically for the consumption of another, Tourism Art and Sou-
venirs sheds light on important aspects of the souvenir that have not been widely
discussed. The most recent research is used to consider how the souvenir is
designed and consumed, consumer expectations and influence on the character
of the souvenir, how the souvenir maker is consumed by the tradition of heritage
and how products become successful as souvenirs. The title also investigates the
language involved in the representation of place and the recording of experience
through the souvenir, developing a method that expresses the descriptive data of
individual souvenir artefacts graphically so that patterns of language may be
analysed.
Enhancing the understanding of material culture in tourism, and therefore
adding to future tourism development, this volume will be of interest to upper
level students, researchers and academics in tourism, culture, heritage and
sustainability.
David L. Hume is an Art Historian and Cultural Theorist from Australia. He
holds a PhD from the University of Tasmania and has taught in Australia, the
UK, Africa and extensively throughout mainland China, teaching Art and Design
History and Theory, Tourism Studies and research skills. David currently teaches
Communication Art and Design at Burapha University International College,
Chonburi, Thailand. His key research interest revolves around the nexus of Art
and Tourism, with a special focus on the development and management of her-
itage and eco-tourist sites and the impact tourism has on traditional crafts. Addi-
tionally, David has a deep interest in, and writes regularly on, the history and
development of ceramic art.
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Tourism Art and Souvenirs
The material culture of tourism
David L. Hume
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Contents
List of illustrations xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
1 Introduction 1
Method of assessment 4
2 The European collection of ‘Other’ cultures: a historical
structure from which to assess tourist art and souvenirs 11
Introduction 11
Pre-modern collecting 11
Colonial collecting 12
Early modern collecting 13
Tourism and anthropology 16
Explorer art and tourist art in Australia 17
3 Souvenirs and the anthropological gaze: the study and
reception of souvenirs over the last half century 21
Introduction 21
The sixties 22
The seventies 24
The eighties 32
The nineties 35
The arc of the boomerang: a case study 36
Summary 47
4 The souvenir and the fetish 50
Introduction 50
Substitution 53
Belief 54
