LEIS1320

Cultural Dimensions of Tourism

Faculty of Business and Law Newcastle Business School

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Not available in 2014

Previously offered in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Examines the cultural dimensions of tourism and, in particular, focuses on two important and inter-related aspects. The first of these relates to the ways in which tourism is implicated in the production and transmission of cultural forms, discourses and practices while the second aspect concerns the impacts that tourism has had, and continues to have, on Western and indigenous cultures.

Objectives

The course will have the following objectives:

1. To critically examine a range of theories
which attempt to describe and explain tourism as a cultural phenomenon;

2. To understand tourism's role in theproduction and consumption of culture;

3. To analyse the role that tourism plays in cultural transformation;

4. To develop skills in appropriate methods of
inquiry which assist in the critical understanding of the relationships between tourism and culture.

Content

Tourism is critically analysed in terms of its
role in cultural production and reproduction through a critical examination of:

1. Cultural sites such as museums, heritage theme parks, special events and festivals.

2. Other attractions and /or experiences which comprise cultural tourism.

3. Australian Aboriginal cultures within the
Australian tourism industry.

4. Relationships created out of the intersection of Western tourism with non-Western cultures.

5. Issues of social, political, and cultural inequalities in national and international tourism.

Replacing Course(s)

LEIS2320 Cultural Dimensions of Tourism.

Transition

Students who have successfully completed LEIS2320 are not eligible to enrol in LEIS1320.

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

Not applicable.

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Field Study
Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Examination: Class	No.1 (20%) This test will be of one hour duration and will cover the first six weeks of the course. The test will be designed to consolidate student learning by encouraging the early and continuous revision of material covered in lectures, readings and tutorials.
Examination: Class	No. 2 (20%) This test will be of one hour duration and will cover material presented in weeks 8 to 13. It will take place in class time in week 14.
Essays / Written Assignments	(40%) Students will be required to write a 2000 word essay in which they will need to demonstrate their ability to critically engage with the essay question, synthesize and analyse a range of academic material, and construct a logical and theoretically informed argument.
Presentations - Tutorial	(20%) Students will be required to facilitate and lead a seminar on a topic chosen from a range of appropriate topics relating to the course objectives. This will involve each student reading widely about the topic,introducing the main theoretical and applied issues associated with the topic and encouraging class discussion and debate.

Contact Hours