Senior Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling

Published by transcript Verlag 2017

Senior Tourism

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling

Edited by: Simone Francescato , Roberta Maierhofer , Valeria Minghetti and Eva-Maria Trinkaus

Volume 13 in the series Aging Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839437032

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About this book

This volume aims to bridge the disciplinary gap between tourism studies and aging studies. It investigates the intersections of tourism and aging from a variety of perspectives that focus on the many ways in which senior tourism is socially constructed and/or individually experienced. The essays tackle key topics ranging from the socio-economic aspects of post-retirement travel to the representations of the traveling elderly in literature, film and media, and the influence of travel on late-life creativity.

Author / Editor information

Simone Francescato (PhD) teaches American Culture and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
Roberta Maierhofer is a professor of American studies and Director of the Center for Inter-American Studies at Universität Graz, Austria. Her research focuses on (Inter)American literature and culture, gender and age/aging.
Valeria Minghetti is Chief Senior Researcher at CISET.
Eva-Maria Trinkaus is pre-doctoral researcher at the Department of American Studies at the University of Graz, Austria, and executive board member of the European Network in Aging Studies.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Editors’ Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
New Options for Senior Tourism Ilda Erkoçi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
“Almost Fatally Disoriented” Simone Francescato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
“A Man Should Be Able to Take a Trip if He Wants” Ulla Kriebernegg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
(Un)Comfortably Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: Life as Travel Roberta Maierhofer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Senior Tourism and Accessibility Valeria Minghetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Undermining Retirement as Leisure Time in Deborah Moggach’s These Foolish Things and Its Film Adaptation The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Maricel Oró-Piqueras Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
The Older You Are, the More Sustainable You Get Mirko Petrić, Ivan Puzek and Inga Tomić-Koludrović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Never Too Late to Remember Anna Scacchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Cruising To Be Young Again Cinzia Schiavini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 210
Keywords: Age; Aging Studies; Cultural Studies; Interdisciplinary Gerontology; Travel; Tourism; Space; Geography

eBook

Published: August 27, 2017
ISBN: 9783839437032