Rodanthi Tzanelli is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leeds. Her interests centre on globalization, cosmopolitanism, identity, media and tourism. She has published five books, including The Cinematic Tourist: Explorations in globalization, culture and resistance (2007) and Cosmopolitan Memory in Europe’s ‘Backwaters’: Rethinking civility (2011).

‘They are an interesting and stimulating series of choices. I like the way that the tendency towards focussing on expensive mega-epics is balanced by a romantic comedy. It is a good model for others to follow in this field… this is an interesting book for those wanting to explore the geopolitics of modern film productions.’Warwick Frost (2015): Heritage in the digital era: cinematic tourism and the activist cause, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773

• 1. Rethinking Heritage: Cultural Industries and Global Kin 2. Heritage Entropy? Cinematic Pilgrimage in New Zealand (2010) 3. The Da Vinci ‘Node’: Networks of Neo-Pilgrimage in the European Cosmopolis (2006-2008) 4. Projecting European Heritage: Acropolis in Ruins (2009) 5. Memory and Protest: Yimou Zhang’s and Ai Weiwei’s Artwork (2004-2011) 6. From Deep Ecology to Thick Description: Avatar’s (2009) ‘Cosmology of Protest’. Bibliography

Rodanthi Tzanelli is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leeds. Her interests centre on globalization, cosmopolitanism, identity, media and tourism. She has published five books, including The Cinematic Tourist: Explorations in globalization, culture and resistance (2007) and Cosmopolitan Memory in Europe’s ‘Backwaters’: Rethinking civility (2011).

‘They are an interesting and stimulating series of choices. I like the way that the tendency towards focussing on expensive mega-epics is balanced by a romantic comedy. It is a good model for others to follow in this field… this is an interesting book for those wanting to explore the geopolitics of modern film productions.’Warwick Frost (2015): Heritage in the digital era: cinematic tourism and the activist cause, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773

• 1. Rethinking Heritage: Cultural Industries and Global Kin 2. Heritage Entropy? Cinematic Pilgrimage in New Zealand (2010) 3. The Da Vinci ‘Node’: Networks of Neo-Pilgrimage in the European Cosmopolis (2006-2008) 4. Projecting European Heritage: Acropolis in Ruins (2009) 5. Memory and Protest: Yimou Zhang’s and Ai Weiwei’s Artwork (2004-2011) 6. From Deep Ecology to Thick Description: Avatar’s (2009) ‘Cosmology of Protest’. Bibliography

Rodanthi Tzanelli is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leeds. Her interests centre on globalization, cosmopolitanism, identity, media and tourism. She has published five books, including The Cinematic Tourist: Explorations in globalization, culture and resistance (2007) and Cosmopolitan Memory in Europe’s ‘Backwaters’: Rethinking civility (2011).

‘They are an interesting and stimulating series of choices. I like the way that the tendency towards focussing on expensive mega-epics is balanced by a romantic comedy. It is a good model for others to follow in this field… this is an interesting book for those wanting to explore the geopolitics of modern film productions.’Warwick Frost (2015): Heritage in the digital era: cinematic tourism and the activist cause, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2015.1043773

• 1. Rethinking Heritage: Cultural Industries and Global Kin 2. Heritage Entropy? Cinematic Pilgrimage in New Zealand (2010) 3. The Da Vinci ‘Node’: Networks of Neo-Pilgrimage in the European Cosmopolis (2006-2008) 4. Projecting European Heritage: Acropolis in Ruins (2009) 5. Memory and Protest: Yimou Zhang’s and Ai Weiwei’s Artwork (2004-2011) 6. From Deep Ecology to Thick Description: Avatar’s (2009) ‘Cosmology of Protest’. Bibliography