Evaluating the Multivocality of an Appalachian Heritage Tourism Destination Using a Settler Colonialism Framework
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: This in-progress research evaluates the multivocality of Appalachian heritage tourism discourses in Berea, Kentucky using settler colonialism as an analytical framework. Multivocality is a method of heritage management which promotes social justice through the promotion of multi-layered heritage narratives that prioritize minoritized voices. Data is being collected through ethnographic interviews and site visits including promotional materials and interpretive signage. Preliminary analysis reveals three findings so far: the valorization of Daniel Boone, the erasure of Indigenous and Black heritage discourses, and the impact of spatial layout and design on multivocality. The goal of this research is to help practitioners increase their destination's multivocality while strengthening the theoretical connections between settler colonialism and heritage tourism in Appalachia.
DOI: 10.7275/54988
Author: Casey Moran
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6902567251
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