Fakes, forgery, counterfeits, hoaxes, bullshit, frauds, knock offs--such terms speak, ostensibly, to the inverse of truth or the obverse of authenticity and sincerity. But what does the modern human obsession with fabrications and frauds tell us about ourselves? And what can ant…
by Yurchak, Alexei, Severi, Carlo, Jackson, Jr, John L., Jones, Graham M., Thin, Neil, Das, Veena
Fakes, forgery, counterfeits, hoaxes, bullshit, frauds, knock offs--such terms speak, ostensibly, to the inverse of truth or the obverse of authenticity and sincerity. But what does the modern human obsession with fabrications and frauds tell us about ourselves? And what can ant…
Mixed opinions of cute heavy metal band Babymetal reveal a genuine misunderstanding of historical Japanese musicianship and heavy metal scenes, while also exemplifying racist and misogynistic attitudes that are endemic to the heavy metal community as a whole. Drawing on Kimberle…
Preservation Hall is an iconic institution in New Orleans that has presented music known as “traditional New Orleans jazz” since 1961, primarily to a tourist audience in the French Quarter. A revered and internationally celebrated venue, touring band, and nonprofit foundation, t…
Authenticity refers not only to the physical characteristics of cultural properties, but also to the ways in which collective memories connect with particular environments. Each historic site presents a unique interpretation of authenticity, rooted in a combination of the materi…
This study demonstrates the centrality of the legitimation processes of the paradoxical nature of the "battle over immigration" regarding the Senate Bill 1070 in Arizona. Through historical and critical discourse analysis, I illustrate how the language in the immigration debate …
There has been an unrecognized convergence in sociological, psychological and anthropological theory surrounding situations outside of the ordinary. Synthesizing works of Weber, Durkheim, Turner, Maslow and others, this dissertation argues that routine-shattering situations gene…
The ubiquity of computation in daily life has had decisive influence on the imaginative aspects of tourism. Online knowledge of the world is readily available through mapping services, social media, travel blogs, and online reviews. From booking and Googling, to posting and remi…
There has been a (re)emergence of participatory modes of audience engagement in contemporary western European theatre and performance since the mid-2000s. The concern at the root of contemporary participatory performance practice is the authenticity or inauthenticity with which …
China has achieved extraordinary economic growth since its profound social, political and economic reformation in 1978. Housing and tourism are two manifestations of such growth. However, problems related to the development of housing and tourism have become increasingly severe:…
The West has long been conceived in American culture as the site of an elusive ideal of authenticity. This thesis aims to define the concept of American Authenticity as a political philosophy, affective current, and 'structure of feeling' which finds expression within the Hollyw…
This thesis examines how select participants came to be involved in DiY punk culture, what they do in it, and how, if they do, they exit from the culture. Underpinning this will be an ethnographic examination of how the ethics of punk informs their views of remaining authentic a…
Background. Counselling and psychotherapy services are under pressure to evidence clinical effectiveness. However, many of the outcome measures in use are based on the ‘disease model’: a paradigm that is at odds with several key psychotherapy approaches, including the humanistic…
This theoretical study encompasses a theory of authentic self-love as a healing phenomenon in relational, systemic psychotherapy, utilizing selected psychological, philosophical, theological and aesthetic interdisciplinary literature, texts ranging from 2,000 BCE to the present,…
This dissertation explores the intersections between tourism, theology and politics by focusing on a grassroots organization of evangelical tours to Israel. The study suggests viewing Christian Zionism as the underlying ideology that guides the organizers of the tours and explai…
