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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 uppsatser innehållade ordet backpackers.

1. 1. Unveiling a Material Agent: An Anthropological study on how backpacks shape backpackers’ journeys and identities

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Författare :Izaak Ramkali; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Anthropology; Backpacking; Backpacks; Identity Formation; Material Agency; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This paper aims to contribute to wider discussions within the discipline of anthropology regarding the social and material significance of backpackers’ backpacks. Mainly, this paper examines how backpacks help construct backpacking identity and shape backpackers’ journeys and experiences. LÄS MER

3. 2. “Eden to Hell in the Space of a Few Seconds” : an ecocritical and postcolonial analysis of Alex Garland’s The Beach

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Författare :Hanna Strömberg; [2022]
   Nyckelord :The Beach; postcolonial ecocriticism; utopia; wilderness; pastoral;

   Sammanfattning : This essay analyzes the cultural concepts of wilderness, utopia, and the pastoral in relation to The Beach from ecocritical and postcolonial perspectives. Evidently, the pastoral is critical in shaping the Western idea of wilderness, and the utopistic mindset plays an equally crucial role in wilderness gazing. LÄS MER

4. 3. Unga kvinnors riskuppfattning vid backpackerresor

   Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

   Författare :Anna Jonsson; Matilda Åsander; [2021]
   Nyckelord :risks; risk perception; backpackers; female backpackers; the buyer decision process.; risker; riskuppfattning; backpackers; kvinnliga backpackers; köpbeslutsprocessen.;

   Sammanfattning : Traveling around the world is a highly appreciated phenomenon globally. In recent years, backpacking has grown in popularity. Characterised by simplicity and adventurousness, it is especially frequent within a young demographic. LÄS MER

5. 4. Deconstructing Backpackers' Identity Projects - The role of experiences for identity construction

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Antje Katrin Dieckhoff; Mariana Cañavera Herrera; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Backpackers; Consumer Identity Projects; Deconstruction; Extraordinary Experiences; Hermeneutic Phenomenology; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Thesis Purpose: The aim of this research project was to uncover the meaning of extraordinary experiences for consumers’ identity projects and to understand how extraordinary experiences, rather than brands and possessions, can be used for self-presentation and self-extension. Methodology: Following Van Manen’s method for hermeneutic phenomenological research combined with Derrida’s notion of deconstruction, we examined “lessons learned”-type blog posts of ten backpackers. LÄS MER

7. 5. Autenticitet inom backpacking : En studie som undersöker autenticitet och hedonism inom backpacking

   Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

   Författare :Martina Persson; Rashid Yakhyaev; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Autenticitet; autencitet; backpacking; turism; authenticity; tourism; backpackers; hedonism;

   Sammanfattning : Denna studie undersöker autenticitet och hedonism inom backpacking. Postmodernismen har lett till en homogenisering gällandede destinationer som backpackers besöker och aktiviteter de utför. Autentiska upplevelser blir således svårare att hitta samt urskilja på grund av den rådande massturismen. LÄS MER