The impact of politics on heritage and cultural tourism in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Grobler, Jackie
dc.date.accessioned 2008-11-07T12:23:57Z
dc.date.available 2008-11-07T12:23:57Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.description.abstract Hierdie artikel handel oor die verpolitisering van gedenktekens, monumente, museums en historiese terreine wat as toeristebesienswaardighede dien. Dit bevat eerstens ‘n uiteensetting van die wisselwerking tussen kultuur, erfenis, toerisme en politiek en tweedens ‘n ontleding van die konsep ontstaansmite en hoe dit toerisme in Suid- Afrika sowel voor as na 1994 beïnvloed het. Derdens volg ‘n uiteensetting van die aanbieding van Suid-Afrika se kultuurbesit aan toeriste. Die argument wat aangevoer word is dat die gesamentlike kragte van die ontstaansmite en politieke korrektheid dit feitlik onafwendbaar maak dat politiek ‘n bepalende invloed sal uitoefen op die wyse waarop erfenis- en kultuurbesienswaardighede hulle boodskap aan toeriste uitdra. Die situasie in Suid-Afrika voor 1994 word met die huidige stand van sake vergelyk en die gevolgtrekking wat gemaak word, is dat hoewel toerisme tans te midde van die afwesigheid van politieke onstabliteit veel gemakliker funksioneer, politiek voor en na daardie bekende datum ‘n massiewe impak op toerisme gehad het. ENGLISH : This article is about the politicisation of memorials, monuments, museums and historical sites that serve as tourist attractions. Firstly it includes an analysis of the interplay between culture, heritage, tourism and politics, secondly an analysis of the concept foundation myth and its impact on tourism in South Africa both before and after 1994 and thirdly an analysis of the presentation of South Africa’s cultural property to tourists. The argument advanced is that the twin forces of the foundation myth and political correctness make it almost unavoidable that politics will determine the way in which cultural and heritage attractions convey their message. The position in South Africa before 1994 is compared with the present state of affairs and the conclusion is reached that even though tourism operates more easily at present in the absence of political instability, politics has had a massive impact both before and since that well-known date. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Grobler, J 2008, 'The impact of politics on heritage and cultural tourism in South Africa', South African Journal of Cultural History, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 163-185. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_culture.html] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1018-0745
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7819
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher South African Society of Cultural History en_US
dc.rights South African Society of Cultural History en_US
dc.subject Foundation myth en_US
dc.subject Political correctness en_US
dc.subject Cultural property en_US
dc.subject Tourism en_US
dc.subject Heritage en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Heritage tourism
dc.subject.lcsh Political Science
dc.title The impact of politics on heritage and cultural tourism in South Africa en_US
dc.title.alternative Impak van politiek op erfenis- en kultuurtoerisme in Suid-Afrika en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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