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The origin story: behind the scenes of food festivals

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Orea-Giner, A., Fusté-Forné, F., & Todd, L. (in press)
The origin story: behind the scenes of food festivals. Event Management, https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16957834460312
The relationships between food festivals and food storytelling have been scarcely explored by previous research. Nevertheless, these relationships are a source of memorable ex...

The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning

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Viol, M., Todd, L., & Anastasiadou, C. (2023)
The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning. Event Management, 27(7), 1063-1079. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16847420514728
Festivals and events convey a range of historical, political, social and cultural signs and meanings, however, there remains limited methodological guidance for understanding ...

Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Viol, M., Anastasiadou, C., Todd, L., & Theodoraki, E. (2024)
Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leisure Studies, 43(1), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2023.2215468
Historically, researchers have studied commemorative events primarily for their political role in the (re)construction of contested national collective memories and identities...

Re-enactment in Lighter Dark Tourism: An Exploration of Re-enactor Tour Guides and Their Perspectives on Creating Visitor Experiences

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Wyatt, B., Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2024)
Re-enactment in Lighter Dark Tourism: An Exploration of Re-enactor Tour Guides and Their Perspectives on Creating Visitor Experiences. Journal of Travel Research, 63(2), 496-516. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221151074
This study explores the perspectives of re-enactor tour guides (RTG) concerning their role and re-enactment of dark histories—an overlooked topic within dark tourism research....

The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis

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Stewart, H., Ali-Knight, J., Stephen, S., & Kerr, G. (2022)
The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis. Event Management, 26(1), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599521X16192004803683
Dementia is a progressive disorder that affects how the brain works, and in particular the ability to remember, think and reason. It affects speech, mood, mobility, behavior a...

Factors in the provision of engaging experiences for the traditionalist market at visitor attractions

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Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2021)
Factors in the provision of engaging experiences for the traditionalist market at visitor attractions. Tourism Management Perspectives, 38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2021.100810
The global population is ageing with implications for the provision of tourism experiences to meet changing needs. The shift in demographics has encouraged a focus on the olde...

Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age

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Anastasiadou, C., & Vettese, S. (2021)
Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age. Annals of Tourism Research, 89, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103188
The expansion of additive manufacturing or 3D printing as a novel (re)production method disrupts social consumption patterns and challenges existing conceptualisations of tour...

Volunteer tourism fields: spaces of altruism and unsustainability

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Thompson, J. (2022)
Volunteer tourism fields: spaces of altruism and unsustainability. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(5), 779-791. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1887824
Drawing upon research from six volunteer projects in Cambodia, this paper explores the volunteer host community as a ‘space’ that has its own rules and normalized ways of beha...

Mega-events brand meaning co-creation: the Olympic case

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Tjandra, N., Rihova, I., Snell, S., den Hertog, C., & Theodoraki, E. (2020)
Mega-events brand meaning co-creation: the Olympic case. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 30(1), 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-08-2019-2539
Purpose: This study explores a multi-stakeholder perspective on brand meaning co-creation in the context of the Olympic Games as a unique mega sports event brand with a strong...

An attitudinal impacts analysis of social media platforms and brand relationship quality at music festivals

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Strand, A., & Robertson, M. (2020)
An attitudinal impacts analysis of social media platforms and brand relationship quality at music festivals. Event Management, 24(6), 769-788. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599520X15894679115538
The purpose of this study is determination of ways in which music festival organizers can target their social media communication with greater certainty toward younger generat...