Digital Folklore of Rural Tourism in Poland

Abstract

Numerous development techniques and attributes that define the unique essentiality of archaic rural tourism websites in Poland have been identified. However, the use of e-folklore graphics on the websites heretofore has not been analysed. The paper’s objective is to identify forms of digital folklore found on archaic websites of rural tourism facilities functioning in Poland from 2000 to 2015. The analysed sample was 185 websites stored in the Internet Archive. The focal points were the dynamics of content presentation and the type of graphic components, including marquee text containers and GIFs. The use of characteristic graphics and digital stamps was recorded as well. The results fuel a discussion concerning potential reasons for deleting copies stored in digital archives. It is further concluded that all digital copies, even those far from being complete or perfect, contribute to the integrity of the digital ecosystem as a whole. Therefore, the process of archiving Internet content must not be exclusive. Therefore, any actions towards preserving the digital ecosystem for further investigation are reasonable.

Digital artefacts of rural tourism: the case study of Poland

“…Rural tourism facilities are places in rural areas, including agritourism farms, that offer tourism services, such as rooms, houses and summer cabins for rent, catering and others (Król and Hernik, 2022). The study was conducted in December 2021 and can be considered exploratory research.…”

“…These can be studied as tokens of socioeconomic, cultural and spatial rural changes. Moreover, digital artefacts of rural tourism constitute a record of methods for promoting lodging services in rural areas in Poland and presenting the offer (Król and Hernik, 2022). This fact substantiates the need for research on the digital ecosystem.…”

“…Takhteyev and Du Pont, 2013; Schielke, 2014). Meanwhile, experts noticed that rural areas also produced digital artefacts or digital objects drawing on rustic traditions, such as components of digital folklore (Król and Hernik, 2022). The study has shown that rural digital artefacts in Poland are most often connected to the presentation of services and promotion of rural tourism online.…”

A sociological perspective on making South African tourism monumental through folklore

“…Folklore can be defined and understood as a value, principle and thought that lives in every generation; and within a value develops some ideas and values such as ethics and norms that influence the behavior of citizens of another young generation (Yang & Lin, 2021). South African folklore demonstrates ethnicity given that South Africa consists of various ethnic groups that have their own folklore types such as traditions and customs, folk songs and dances, proverbs and idioms, folktales and poetry as the identity of each of these ethnic groups (Krol & Hernik, 2022). The ethnic groups in South Africa variegate from amaXhosa, amaZulu, Basotho, VhaVhenda and many more.…”

The Spatial Distribution Pattern and Influencing Factors of Rural Governance Demonstration Villages and Towns in China

“…As for the research on the villages and towns, domestic and foreign scholars have focused on their spatial distribution and influencing factors (Tchetchik et al, 2008; Chen et al, 2019; Yan et al, 2019), the development mode and path (Buark et al, 2004; Huang et al, 2019; Chen et al, 2022), the evolution process and mechanism (Liu and Wu, 2011; Greta et al, 2019; Li, 2019), rural development and protection (Yang, 2017; Brown, 2021; Yan, 2021), as well as rural transformation and revitalization (Chiodo, 2019; Wang and Li, 2022; Zhang and Zhang, 2022). In terms of the research object, the foreign academic focus has been on rural tourism (Maja et al, 2022), smart villages (Król and Hernik, 2022), digital villages (Gao et al, 2022), and related topics. However, China has a long history and a prosperous culture; so compared with foreign countries, the research object in China is wider and covers ethnic minority characteristic villages, traditional villages, ancient villages, ancient towns, historical and cultural towns, leisure villages and key rural tourism villages (Chen, 2019; Wang and Liu, 2020; Xu et al, 2020).…”