Senior Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging and Traveling

ISBN-13: 9783837637038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 212 str.

Simone Francescato; Roberta Maierhofer; Valeria Minghetti

Opis

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, with a focus on the many ways in which senior tourism is socially constructed and 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.

O autorze

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 (C.IAS) at Universität Graz, Austria. She is a founding member of the European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS), supported the establishment of the North American Network in Aging Studies (NANAS), and has been a member of the Humanities and Arts Committee of the Gerontological Society of America. Her research focuses on American literature and cultural studies, gender studies, Transatlantic cooperation in education, and age/aging studies.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.