essay
The wandering semioticians: tourism and the image of modern Iceland
images of contemporary iceland : everyday lives and global contexts • Iowa City • Published In 1996 • Pages: 215-235
By: Magnús Einarsson.
Abstract
This document is primarily concerned with the ethnicity of the Icelanders and their identity as a modern nation. The author describes how modern (e.g., twentieth century) tourism has provided the icelanders with a national image of themselves which has created a continuity between a 'glorious past' and an ever changing present. This '…national identity is supported through major practices throughout the year, such as the Christmas season and the tourist season, creating images for Icelanders to nourish and for tourist to gaze at. The images create a sense of style and wholeness, which is a main characteristic of modernity'(pp. 233-234).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Scandinavia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. fifteenth-twentieth centuries
- Coverage Place
- Iceland
- Notes
- Magnús Einarsson
- For bibliographical references see document 20:[Gísli Pálsson and E. Paul Durrenberger]
- LCCN
- 9535078
- LCSH
- Icelanders