Papers by Jasmine Zhang
Here, we engage with the political and ecological story of the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes an... more Here, we engage with the political and ecological story of the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), a major tourist attraction, during four years of dramatically declining numbers of breeding pairs...
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Journal of China Tourism Research, 2012
“Chineseness” may be linked to the Chinese garden and ancient Chinese poetry. This article presen... more “Chineseness” may be linked to the Chinese garden and ancient Chinese poetry. This article presents a study set in a Chinese garden in Dunedin, New Zealand. This scholar's garden is marketed as being authentic in that it was designed in China, constructed using traditional materials imported from China, and built according to traditional principles by Chinese artisans. In this article we critique the use of the term authentic in this setting and argue that it is the visitors' experiences of the garden that act to authenticate authenticity, or otherwise, depending on their personal characteristics. In addition, we argue that ancient Chinese poetry is a suitable and important medium through which to offer visitors opportunities to engage with the garden and with Chineseness.“中国特色”和中国古典园林及中国古代诗词是很有关联的。本文的研究基于大洋彼岸的新西兰的但尼丁中国园林探讨这一关联。但尼丁中国园林的设计在中国完成,实际建筑使用了中国传统的原材料,并在中国加工后运输到新西兰再由中国建筑工人进行组建。因此但尼丁中国园林被宣传为“真实的”。在本文中我们对此情况下使用“真实的”提出批判,提出游客在园中的体验起到“真实化真实性”的作用,并在一些情况下取决于游客本身的特性。同时,我们认为中国古代诗词作为一个适要的媒介可以为游客提供更好的机会参与到中国园林的空间体验及对“中国特色”的理解。
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“Chineseness” may be linked to the Chinese garden and ancient Chinese poetry. This article presen... more “Chineseness” may be linked to the Chinese garden and ancient Chinese poetry. This article presents a study set in a Chinese garden in Dunedin, New Zealand. This scholar's garden is marketed as being authentic in that it was designed in China, constructed using traditional materials imported from China, and built according to traditional principles by Chinese artisans. In this article we critique the use of the term authentic in this setting and argue that it is the visitors' experiences of the garden that act to authenticate authenticity, or otherwise, depending on their personal characteristics. In addition, we argue that ancient Chinese poetry is a suitable and important medium through which to offer visitors opportunities to engage with the garden and with Chineseness.“”“”“”“”“”
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Critical Tourism Studies by Jasmine Zhang
Over the past decade Critical Tourism Studies (CTS) has endeavoured to create a better “tourism w... more Over the past decade Critical Tourism Studies (CTS) has endeavoured to create a better “tourism world” while also drawing attention to tourism’s “worldmaking” force. However, the question of “the world” itself has escaped the critical lens of CTS. Reading Jean-Luc Nancy’s philosophy of the world alongside Jia Zhangke's film The World (2004) this article aims to develop an open and emergent sense of the world for CTS to consider. We do this in four parts. First, we introduce Nancy’s “sense of the world” as always already in creation through our immanent relations with one another. Secondly, the relationship between world, creation and praxis is addressed. Through a close reading of the emancipatory praxis and critical pedagogy common to CTS, we question the underlying assumption that the world comes into creation only when it is named, represented and negotiated. Thirdly, we speculate on how an alternative ‘praxis’ might unfold once this reconsidered sense of the world is taken into account. With the help of an exemplary long take scene in The World we detail three key features that give texture to Nancy’s idea of the world as praxis: relationality, exposure and spacing. We conclude by returning to the end of the film, or its “opening”, in an effort to open up unfamiliar routes to reinvigorate the critical and creative agenda that underpins CTS.
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