Digital tourism communication and democracy
2022 (English)In: Tourism, Culture & Communication, ISSN 1098-304X, E-ISSN 1943-4146, Vol. 22, no 2, p. 143-155Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Political philosophy is applied to analyze the democratic potential of tourism social media. This study shows that while these media have deliberative potential, they also reflect the postpolitical and postdemocratic condition in tourism digital communication. This analysis is illustrated through the discussion of three metaphors: the menu, the stranger, and the tourist-light. The menu represents the increased invasion of lifeworlds by the commercialization and corporate regulation of the tourism social Web. The stranger symbolizes the weak accountability of online communities. The tourist-light embodies the relevance of hedonism in virtual worlds. Social media contributes to digital narcissism and supports consumer centricity. Digital communication produces a sanitized version of tourism and entails a subtle constraint of political citizenship.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2022. Vol. 22, no 2, p. 143-155
Keywords [en]
Social media, Political philosophy, Cyberactivism
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-91551DOI: 10.3727/109830421X16296375579589ISI: 000830374100004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85134690837OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-91551DiVA, id: diva2:1689084
2022-08-222022-08-222023-01-19Bibliographically approved