'Edinburgh the ‘festival city’ and hallmark event tourism': invited research lecture and seminar
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L. (2018, October)
'Edinburgh the ‘festival city’ and hallmark event tourism': invited research lecture and seminar. Presented at Leisure Talks' series, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
The ‘festival city’ has become a topic of theoretical debate within tourism and events research. In strategic destination management practice a festival city presents a signif...
Visualising the ‘festival city’: towards a stakeholder semiotic framework
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L. (2018, August)
Visualising the ‘festival city’: towards a stakeholder semiotic framework. Paper presented at Inclusive Innovation for Enhanced Local Experience, British Council and Newton Fund ‘Researcher Links’, Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand
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Materiality, memories and lived event tourism experiences
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L., Leask, A., & Ensor, J. (2017, June)
Materiality, memories and lived event tourism experiences. Presented at Critical Tourism Studies: Understand Tourism- Change Tourism, Understand Ourselves - Change Ourselves
Our paper furthers understanding of lived experiences in tourism settings as remembered by informants. We propose the value of a phenomenological ‘artefact elicitation’ method...
Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2017, June)
Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’. Presented at Critical Tourism Studies: Understand Tourism- Change Tourism, Understand Ourselves - Change Ourselves
We will present initial findings and emerging themes from our study into the imaging of a ‘festival city’, as it is represented and elicited by city stakeholders through share...
The semiotic paradigm and festival brand image:a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Presentation / Conference
Todd, L. (2012, July)
The semiotic paradigm and festival brand image:a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Presented at Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society, Art and Design Academy, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
The semiotic paradigm has previously been applied to the understanding of product brands and brand image within the consumer context. Further, as a research method, semiotic a...