Humanising contact zones : the stories and faces of cross-cultural dialogue Schorch, Philipp 2009, Humanising contact zones : the stories and faces of cross-cultural dialogue, in CTS 2009 : Proceedings of the 3rd Critical Tourism Studies Conference : Connecting Academies of Hope : Critical Actions and Creative Vistas, Wageningen University, [Zadar, Croatia], pp. 352-364. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads schorch-humanisingcontact-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 335.03KB 73 Title Humanising contact zones : the stories and faces of cross-cultural dialogue Author(s) Schorch, Philipp Conference name International Critical Tourism Studies Conference (3rd : 2009 : Zadar, Croatia) Conference location Zadar, Croatia Conference dates 21-24 June, 2009 Title of proceedings CTS 2009 : Proceedings of the 3rd Critical Tourism Studies Conference : Connecting Academies of Hope : Critical Actions and Creative Vistas Editor(s) Richards, V. Raguz, A. Publication date 2009 Conference series International Critical Tourism Studies Conference Start page 352 End page 364 Total pages 13 Publisher Wageningen University Place of publication [Zadar, Croatia] Keyword(s) Contact Zone Third Space narrative hermeneutics cosmopolitanism Summary We live in a radically ‘cosmopolitanised’ world, facing a plethora of mostly unwanted or unforeseen cross-cultural encounters as side effects of global trade and global threats (Beck, 2006). The potentially positive role of both cultural tourism and museums in this context has been widely recognised and theorised. But what does cross-cultural dialogue mean for the person experiencing it, and how is it negotiated within time and space? Drawing on a long-term narrative study of global visitors to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa), I explore cross-cultural meanings empirically through a hermeneutic interpretation embedded in Beck’s ‘cosmopolitan critical theory’. The evidence presented in this research suggests that the individual is the point of departure from which cross-cultural dialogue is humanised by giving it ‘faces’ and stories. I argue that the impact of any travel experience is best understood via the meanings tourists make and negotiate in the long-term. Language eng Field of Research 210204 Museum Studies 150699 Tourism not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2009, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30048322 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection   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 Thu, 06 Sep 2012, 14:27:47 EST Thu, 06 Sep 2012, 14:30:23 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2012, 09:36:22 EST Mon, 10 Sep 2012, 12:42:25 EST Mon, 10 Sep 2012, 13:01:52 EST Mon, 17 Sep 2012, 16:24:19 EST Mon, 17 Sep 2012, 16:41:52 EST Mon, 17 Sep 2012, 16:44:01 EST Thu, 05 Feb 2015, 12:17:41 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:35:58 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:10:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 367 Abstract Views, 78 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Sep 2012, 14:27:32 EST by Philipp Schorch