Heterotopic erotic oases - the public nude beach experience
Andriotis, Konstantinos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-0216
(2010)
Heterotopic erotic oases - the public nude beach experience.
Annals of Tourism Research, 37
(4)
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pp. 1076-1096.
ISSN 0160-7383
[Article]
(doi:10.1016/j.annals.2010.04.003)
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Abstract
Despite the importance of beaches for a broad spectrum of recreational activities, very little is known about the multitude of beach use in marginalized spaces offering a range of opportunities for transgressive behaviour. To explore the ways that the principles of Foucault’s heterotopia are articulated by users of a gay nude beach, functioning as an erotic oasis, this study adopted a covert ethnographic approach which involved non-participant observation. The results of the study offer a unique glimpse into the role of beach, body and sexuality in the tourism experience and unlock the complexities and entanglements engaged in deviant beach use.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords (uncontrolled): | heterotopia, erotic oasis, beach experience, nudism, gay space, sexual body |
Research Areas: | A. > Business School > Marketing, Branding and Tourism |
Item ID: | 13222 |
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Depositing User: | Konstantinos Andriotis |
Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2014 08:34 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2019 16:13 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/13222 |
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