미디어 담론을 통한 관광지의 사회적 구성

On the Social Construction of Tourist Destinations through Media Discourse

This paper probes into the process of social construction of tourist destination through media discourse. Arguing that the previous studies on the meaning construction of tourist place have focused on image analysis assessed by means of physical attributes of tourist place. Author suggests the point of social constructive view that a tourist place is the result of social structure reflected with beliefs or value system of members in a society. Considering tourist destinations, a tourist is affected consciously or unconsciously by discourse that consists of printed materials, auditory and visual discourse. For social construction of a tourist place, discourse may be supplied by the media, or the tourist. The discourse on a tourist place is shaped in different interactions along the processes of tourist’s experience.