Heritage that hurts

By Joy Sather-Wagstaff

Subjects: Cultural Policy, Anthropology, Popular Culture, Cultural tourism, Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis, Monuments aux morts, Tourisme culturel, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Dark tourism, Heritage tourism, Monuments de l'Holocauste, 306.4/819, SOCIAL SCIENCE, War memorials, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Cultural, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, Memorials, Public Policy, Holocaust memorials, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, G156.5.h47 s37 2011

Description: Memorial sites are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places. Through in-depth interviews, photographs, and graffiti, the author compares the 9/11 memorial with other hurtful sites to show how tourists construct knowledge through performative activities.