About the Journal
The Journal of Tourism & Arts is an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and transnational journal which aims to critically analyse the relationships, tensions, representations and possibilities between tourism and all forms of the arts.
The journal aims to provide a forum for researchers, PhD students, public and private organisations for contributions on the following themes (or other, related topics):
- The relationships among and between art, identity, culture, image and branding of tourist destinations, visitor experiences and host communities.
- Art as a vehicle for economic growth and/or creative innovation.
- Art as a political instrument and as a target for protests in the context of tourism.
- Tourism as a promoter of local artistic traditions in the context of globalisation and mass tourism.
- The artistic representation of tourism through the visual arts, theatre, music and literature.
- The challenges of authenticity and impacts on local cultures.
- Art festivals/events and tourism.
- Tourist art (souvenirs and other material objects)
- Museums and galleries in the context of tourism.
