Abraham Lincoln as Authentic Reproduction: A Critique of Postmodernism

Abstract

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Conceptual research in tourism

“…Inter personal authenticity is subdivided into family ties (which seeks to strengthen family bonds) and touristic communitas (experienced through interaction with other tourists and the resultant community spirit created). This reconceptualisation (theme 12) of authenticity reflects a constructivist perspective (see earlier epistemological section) as it claims that existential authenticity is divorced from any inherent quality of the toured objects or cultures, a point which had been made previously by Bruner (1994) who claimed that authenticity should no longer be seen as a "property inherent in an object" (p. 408). Wang' s reconceptualisation of authenticity has spawned a plethora of further debate and reconceptualisations of the concept including that by Reisinger and Steiner (2006) who argue that for many tourists authenticity is irrelevant as they do not value it, are suspicious of it, or are "complicit in its cynical construction for commercial purposes" (p.66).…”

Authentication: Hot and cool

“…In the wide-ranging discussion following MacCannell"s opening, the concept has been interpreted and re-interpreted in various ways with regard to such issues as the nature of authenticity, its construction and experience (e.g. Cohen, 1988;2007a;Crang, 1996;Olsen, 2002;Bruner, 2005;Reisinger & Steiner, 2006;Steiner & Reisinger, 2006a;Belhassen, Caton & Stewart, 2008;Buchmann, Moore, & Fisher, 2010;Knudsen & Waade, 2010;Lau, 2010;Rickly-Boyd, 2012). However, the discussion failed to lead to a broad consensus, which would make authenticity the anchor of a general paradigm for the study of modern tourism, but instead resulted in diverse theoretical perspectives (Rickly-Boyd, 2012).…”

A Study on Tourists Perceived Authenticity towards Experience Quality and Behavior Intention of Cultural Heritage in Macao

“…Authenticity may convey its definition from different disciplines, for example, anthropological (Handler, 1986;Bruner, 1994;Chambers, 2010), sociological (Schudson, 1979;Bagnall, 1979;Cohen, 1988), geographical (Waitt, 2000;Xie, 2003); tourism (McIntosh & Prentice, 1999;Medlik, 2003), etc. However, a consensus regarding the definition of authenticity is still missing.…”

“…There are a detailed explanation and considerable discussion for each type of authenticity. Bruner (1994) suggested four types of authentic reproduction which include: verisimilitude (means credible and convincing), complete simulation, original, and certified. Meanwhile, Jokilehto (1994) explained four aspects of authenticity which are related to design, materials, workmanship, and setting.…”

“…Meanwhile, Jokilehto (1994) explained four aspects of authenticity which are related to design, materials, workmanship, and setting. Bruner (1994) Verisimilitude (means credible and convincing), complete simulation, original, and certified. Jokilehto (1994) Design, materials, workmanship, and setting.…”