臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

This paper systematically analyzes the debates surrounding the origins of Dark Tourism. 2 case studies were selected (The Green Island Human Rights Memorial Park and The 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei) to approach the subject in Taiwan, locating them along the existent literature to prove their relation with the phenomena. Because dark tourism places are sites where people encounter death and suffering, many management issues emerge around them. For example: Ethical, interpretation and marketing/promotional. Therefore, suppliers need to manage such places appropriately based upon understanding and respect of the victim's death and their families. However, this is not always the case and many sites of death around the world have been commodified and commercialized. The main purpose of this research is to address and find the issues exposed around the management of dark tourism in the 2 case studies. To finally analyze the impact these issues had along the creation, evolution and development of the sites.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: A Review on Dark Tourism..................................1

1.1 Motivation and purpose........................................................4

1.2 Research questions and problem statement......................................6

1.3 The inception of the museum and the park......................................8

Chapter 2 Literature Review.......................................................13

2.1 Dark tourism: Theoretical perspectives........................................13

2.2 Dark tourism spectrum of supply...............................................15

2.3 Seven dark suppliers..........................................................17

2.4 Issues surrounding dark tourism supply........................................21

2.5 Dark tourism sites as heritage................................................23

Chapter 3 Research Design.........................................................26

3.1 Second stage (observation).....................................................................26

3.2 Third stage (interviews)......................................................................28

3.3 Research limitations..........................................................32

Chapter 4 Results and Discussion..................................................34


4.1 Review of commodification issues in The 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei.........34

4.2 Commodification and commercialization: The dilemma............................40

4.3 Kitschification in Green Island...............................................45

4.4 Interpretation of tragic events and management dislocation....................49

4.5 Dissonant heritage and political ideologies...................................53

Chapter 5 Conclusions.............................................................55

References........................................................................59

Appendixes........................................................................63

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