British National Identity and the English Landscape

Löwenthal, David

doi:10.1017/s0956793300002764

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“…Anti-urban sentiments are integral to the construction of this mythic heritage landscape, just as they are prominent in traditional constructions of English identity itself (see Newby, 1979;Lowenthal, 1991;Cosgrove and Daniels, 2002;Urry 2002). At its centre lies the country village, the focal point of an Arcadian vision which invariably pictures "true" England in past tense:…”

Section: The Rural Myth and The Dramatization Of Rural Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

“…And because London dominates England"s cultural output, at the heart of the English rural myth is an aesthetic that draws upon images of relatively domesticated landscapes located in the south (Humphreys 1995;Lowenthal, 1991;Newby, 1979Newby, , 1987Short, 1991;Sheild 1991). By contrast, the landscapes of the north are associated with "wilder" and "bleaker" uplands, or with grimy working-class towns and cities that are scarred from the ravages of industrialisation (see Wiener, 1981;Sheilds, 1991).…”

Section: The Rural Myth and The Dramatization Of Rural Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

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Television, Tourism, and Rural Life

Mordue

2008

Journal of Travel Research

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This paper analyses the relationship between dramaturgy, tourism and rurality. Through an ethnographic study of Goathland in North Yorkshire -the filming location for the UK television drama series "Heartbeat" -the rural is shown to be a cultural performance that invokes certain lifestyle preferences that are both reliant upon and counterpoised to urban society. However, when urban viewers exchange the virtuality of television viewing for the corporeality of visiting the rural scenes that have become a familiar part of their cultural landscapes, the consequences are much more profound, nuanced and complex than the demarcation of positive or negative impacts reified in certain managerialist discourses. Moreover, the paper shows how the public and private spaces of the rural are being fundamentally transformed by the types of global consumption and mobility that "film-induced tourism" represents.

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Section: The Rural Myth and The Dramatization Of Rural Lifementioning

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Section: The Rural Myth and The Dramatization Of Rural Lifementioning

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Television, Tourism, and Rural Life

Mordue

2008

Journal of Travel Research

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“…Several social analysts concur that the 'countryside milieu' is often constructed through authentic notions of 'Englishness', thereby signifying national values and customs (Lowenthal, 1991;Bunce, 1994;Matless, 1998). Mythical and symbolic images of the countryside, popularly transmitted through various media forms (e.g.…”

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Racialised boundaries in tourism and travel: a case study of the UK black Caribbean community

Stephenson

Hughes

2005

Leisure Studies

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Studies of tourism motivation and behaviour have not accounted significantly for the aspirations and experiences of ethnic minority groups living in metropolitan societies. This conceptual paper presents a case study of the UK black Caribbean community and seeks to indicate ways in which members of this community perceive places, spaces and destinations in Europe. Attention is directed to how black people's perceptions and experiences are influenced and structured by the social conditions of racialism and racism. The discussion considers how the incursive nature of the white gaze, and popular representations and stereotypes of black societies and cultures, contribute to black people's disengagement from 'tourism experiences'. Racialised experiences and encounters call into question an individual's right to adopt a tourist identity. As the discussion partly focuses on ways in which black visitors perceive 'white others', the work strongly implies that there is a fundamental need to remove the 'white gaze' as the only or dominant way to observe and make sense of the world. Given that this paper contributes to an understanding of how race relations are reproduced within tourism environments, it concludes with suggestions as to how future studies of ethnic minority tourism and travel might be conducted.

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“…In turn this is significant for the rest of the population-given the symbolic relationship between national identity and the rural landscape [as has been explored by Lowenthal (1991), Miller (1995) and Short (1991) among others].…”

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Wild Flowers in the Wrong Field are Weeds! Examining Farmers' Constructions of Conservation

McHenry

1998

Environ Plan A

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As conservation and looking after the environment are increasingly seen as important elements of farmers' activities, understanding what these concepts mean to farmers themselves is valuable. This paper is based on a qualitative study of farmers in southern Scotland. In-depth interviews were used to gain access to farmers' perceptions of the environment and conservation issues. As farmers are inevitably working closely with and using nature, their views of nature were found to be connected to this exploitative relationship with nature. Farmers' constructions of conservation are also related to this, they viewed conservation in a very instrumental way, often believing that conservation should have direct economic benefits for them, and following that, for the rest of society. It was found that conservationists influenced what farmers understand by conservation, both directly and also as they represent a competing group in the countryside. Furthermore, conservationists were seen as having the power to designate Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the farmers' land, a power which clearly affected their relationship. The meanings given by farmers to conservation and associated concepts are an essential part of how they negotiate the growing significance of conservation issues in the farming world.

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British National Identity and the English Landscape

Cited by 112 publications

References 12 publications

Television, Tourism, and Rural Life

Television, Tourism, and Rural Life

Racialised boundaries in tourism and travel: a case study of the UK black Caribbean community

Wild Flowers in the Wrong Field are Weeds! Examining Farmers' Constructions of Conservation

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