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Desmond's Discussion of Hawaiian Tourism
A review of Desmond's discussion of Hawaiian tourism.
# 135989
| 750 words
| 2 sources
| MLA
| 2007
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The paper briefly argues that Desmond's discussion of Hawaiian tourism offers a good complement to the implicit eroticism involved in experiencing tourism through the practices of the body. The paper shows how human sexuality - chiefly of a heterosexual nature - is used to familiarize oneself to the foreign terrain of the tourist site (at least in Hawaii); it can also be used, in a real sense, to first commodify, and then to gain mastery over, the tourist location.
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"The following paper will briefly argue that Desmond's discussion of Hawaiian tourism offers a good complement to the implicit eroticism involved in experiencing tourism through the practices of the body. In short, human sexuality - chiefly of a heterosexual nature - is used to familiarize oneself to the foreign terrain of the tourist site (at least in Hawaii); it can also be used, in a real sense, to first commodify, and then to gain mastery over, the tourist location. Desmond approvingly cites scholars like Marianna Torgovnick who comment..."Cite this Analytical Essay:
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Desmond's Discussion of Hawaiian Tourism (2007, December 01)
Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.academon.com/analytical-essay/desmond-discussion-of-hawaiian-tourism-135989/
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"Desmond's Discussion of Hawaiian Tourism" 01 December 2007.
Web. 27 February. 2021. <https://www.academon.com/analytical-essay/desmond-discussion-of-hawaiian-tourism-135989/>