Travel, Tourism and the Moving Image

Sue Beeton has worked in the tourism field for 25 years; she is President of the TTRA APac chapter, Honorary Associate Professor of Tourism at La Trobe University, Australia and Visiting Professor at University of Macerata, Italy. She has published widely on the relationship between tourism and film, including Film-Induced Tourism (2005).

This is a rigorous, informative and charming book about the nexus of the moving image and tourism. The author draws the reader in with her personal stories, perspectives and passion, while also providing a rich historical perspective and clear conceptual frameworks. It breaks new ground and provides much needed knowledge in this area of tourism.

• ForewordIntroductionChapter One: Mise en SceneSECTION ONE: FROM STATIC TO MOVING IMAGESChapter Two: From Panoramas to Phantom RidesChapter Three: The Emotions of Motion 1: Travel War and Unrest in the Era of the Moving ImageChapter Four: The Emotions of Motion 2: War, Propaganda, National Cinema and TravelChapter Five: Travel in the Era of Modern Warfare and Moving ImagesSECTION TWO: TRAVELLING IN, ON AND THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE – VOYEUR OR FLÂNEUR? Chapter Six: Badlands and Beauty: Landscape, Travel and Place in the Western Chapter Seven: Simply a Story? The Cultural Pervasiveness of the WesternChapter Eight: Travel and Transformation: Road Movies and Touristic JourneysChapter Nine: Baddies in the Old and New Worlds: Bushrangers, Gangsters and Crime on ScreenSECTION THREE: IMAGINING PLACES: ILLUSIONS AND DREAMSChapter Ten: Creating PlaceChapter Eleven: Spaces and Places: Travelling for/to the Moving ImageCONCLUSIONChapter Twelve: Manifestations of Tourism through Film and Television: Making (some) Meaning from Moving Images and Moving People