Constructing the identity of a nation : the tourist gaze at the Museum of Scotland McLean, Fiona and Cooke, Steven 2003, Constructing the identity of a nation : the tourist gaze at the Museum of Scotland, Tourism, culture & communication, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 153-162. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads cooke-tourismculture-2003.pdf Published version application/pdf 601.80KB 874 Title Constructing the identity of a nation : the tourist gaze at the Museum of Scotland Author(s) McLean, Fiona Cooke, Steven orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-5195 Journal name Tourism, culture & communication Volume number 4 Issue number 3 Start page 153 End page 162 Publisher Cognizant Communication Corporation Place of publication Elmsford, N.Y. Publication date 2003 ISSN 1098-304X 1943-4146 Keyword(s) heritage tourism national identity museums consumption image Summary In an era of global instability and crises of national identity, the role of heritage tourism in creating images of national identity has become an important area for research. This article considers the role of heritage tourism in constructing national identity in the nation of Scotland through the lens of the Museum of Scotland. It describes the findings of qualitative research undertaken with potential and actual target consumers to the Museum of Scotland. Three research questions were addressed: Does the Museum of Scotland construct (1) a vision of a `new' Scotland? (2) a symbol of a `real' Scotland? (3) a collective identity of Scotland? The findings suggest that heritage visitors actively identify through their gaze, constructing multifarious meanings of national identity that are dynamic rather than static. Notes Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupp@deakin.edu.au Language eng Field of Research 200299 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture HERDC Research category C3.1 Non-refereed articles in a professional journal Copyright notice ©2003, Cognizant Communication Corporation Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032825 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of History, Heritage and Society Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 16 Feb 2011, 13:24:27 EST Mon, 28 Feb 2011, 11:53:57 EST Mon, 28 Feb 2011, 11:54:29 EST Thu, 28 Apr 2011, 09:22:14 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 17:23:29 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:29:47 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:47:14 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:16:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 724 Abstract Views, 874 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 16 Feb 2011, 13:24:27 EST