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Slide1

Vera Denzer, Institute

for Geography, University of Leipzig

Urban

heritage

tourism

:

up-to-date

modes

of

memory

for

tourists

Slide2

Structure

of the paperIndroductionThe construction

of cultural

heritage

and

the heritage industryModes of perception by tourists- Tourist gaze- Tourist peformancesResults of the pilot study LeipzigConclusion

1. IntroductionSlide3

Culture heritage

“Heritage is inherently a spatial phenomenon. All heritage occurs somewhere and the relationship between heritage object, building, association or idea and its place may be important in a number of way” (Graham/Ashworth/Tunbridge 2000:4).Heritage is defined by using the past as a resource for the present (Graham/Ashworth/Tunbridge 2000:11). Heritage is both a cultural and an economic good and is commodified as such(Graham/Ashworth/Tunbridge 2000:5).

2. The

construction of cultural heritageSlide4

Paulinum (inner city

university campus at the Augustusplatz, Leipzig)

2. The

construction of cultural heritageSlide5

2. The Pauline Church

The Pauline Church with the

Augusteum

(Postcard about 1920)

(entnommen: Schmidt et al. 2005)Slide6

2. The Pauline Church

(Rosner 1992: 47)

Demolition of the

University Church

(

30. Mai 1968) Slide7

2. The Pauline Church

Steel gable installation by the artist Axel

Guhlmann

(in front of the main university building)Slide8

Paulinum (Design from

the office of Rotterdam architect Erick van Egeraat 2004)

2. The

construction of cultural heritageSlide9

Aspects which

are important to create commemorative places

2. The

construction of cultural heritage

Different

groups of

people

and

actors

reinterpret

and

reconfigure

physical

-material

spaces

in different

ways

.

(2) The

process

of

commemoration

goes

hand

in

hand

with

the

process

of

oblivion

/

repression

.

These

processes

are

always

linked

with

issues

of

power.Slide10

Tourist gaze

*Urry 1992, Ap. 22; ** Urry 2002; ***Popp 2009, p. 47

3. Modes of perception by touristsSlide11

Tourist

performances*Urry 1992, Ap. 22; ** Urry 2002; ***Popp 2009, p. 47

3. Modes of perception by tourists

The term performance “incorporates ideas of active bodily involvement, physical activity and gazing

” (Perkins and Thorns 2001: 185).

Producing cultural heritage „is not a one-way process with the tourism operators in complete control of the image making

(Ek et al. 2008: 192 by reference to Massey 1995, see Perkins and Thorns 2001).Aspects of processuality, living heritage as well as emotional, non-visual types of perception are thereby being discussed in the context of performative turn (see Ek et. al. 2008: 125).Slide12

Methodology

Results from research project with master studentsGuided expert interviews standardised survey

(N=106)(incl. Photograph association)

location

of

survey

in Leipzig,

city-centre

4. Results of the pilot studySlide13

The Leipzig-Tourist ?!

For how long will you stay in Leipzig?

Absolute

frequency

percent valid

Passing through

2

1,9

Weekend

4

3,8

One day

22

20,8

Long weekend

14

13,2

two to four days (except weekend)

39

36,8

One week

18

17

Other

7

6,6

SUM

106

100

Mode of

arrival*

Absolute

frequency

Percent

valid

With family

6

5,7

Tour

group

11

10,4

Friends

23

21,7

In

pairs

43

40,6

Alone

22

20,8

SUM

105

100

*One invalid case; just one response per person allowed

**multiple answers allowed

Which mode of travel do you prefer?

Absolute

frequency

percent

valid

I plan my own itinerary and

i want to be free of any time constraints 6864,2I prefer to travel in guided tour groups 1615,1I prefer travelling with friends in a small group 2220,8 SUM 106100

For which reasons did you come to visit Leipzig? ** Answers Percent of valid cases N Percent valid answers with "yes" The city as a whole4828,7%45,3%Relatives53,0%4,7%Education21,2%1,9%Culture159,0%14,2%Friends1810,8%17,0%Surroundings, landscape63,6%5,7%Appointment31,8%2,8%Shopping 53,0%4,7%clubbing, scene42,4%3,8%Part of an offer/ round trip42,4%3,8%Curiosity106,0%9,4%A specific place53,0%4,7%A specific event1810,8%17,0%Other2414,4%22,6% SUM 167100,0%157,5%

How did you become aware of Leipzig? ** Answers Percent of valid cases N Percent valid answers with "yes" Internet 1712,9%16,2%Magazines64,5%5,7%Newspaper64,5%5,7%Friends/Aquaintances5037,9%47,6%Guidebook118,3%10,5%Other4231,8%40,0% SUM 132100,0%125,7%

4. Results of the pilot studySlide14

Tourist Gaze - typ

4. Results of the pilot studySlide15

Places of interest - Highlights

Which places of interest have you visited yet (in Leipzig)?

Places of interest

Sum

Other

58

St. Nicholas Church/Friedenssäule54Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)51

Gewandhaus

39

Marktplatz (Market Square)

36

St.

Thomas Church

36

Augustusplatz

33

Monument to the Battle of the Nations

30

Opera

25

Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall)

24

Leipziger Neuseenland

16

Museum der

bildenden Künste (

Museum

of

Fine

Arts

)

13

Zoo Leipzig

13

Bundesverwaltungsgericht (

Federal Administrative Court of Germany)

9

Museum in der Runden Ecke

9

Baumwollspinnerei

6

Stadtgeschichtliches Museum

6

Zeitgeschichtliches Museum

6

Grassi-Museum

5

N=106 each category

4. Results of the pilot studySlide16

Important

aspects for tourist experiences*Urry 1992, Ap. 22; ** Urry 2002; ***Popp 2009, p. 47

3. Modes of perception by tourists

Authenticity

Atmosphere

LocationHistorically important placesNikolai Church + Pillar of

PeaceSlide17

Reasons

to visit Leipzig

“For which reasons did you come to visit Leipzig?” (multiple answers allowed, no hints)“Which topics do you associate with Leipzig? Please name three topics.” (multiple answers allowed, hints allowed)

Reasons

to

visit Leipzig + Topics associated with Leipzig* *in percent, in relation to „Reasons to visit Leipzig“ every set of bars

add

up to 100%

5. ConclusionsSlide18

What

will last? Wordcloud“What do you keep in mind of Leipzig?“*

*

maximum

3

answers

per subject5. Conclusions