South African travel writing and bias

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dc.contributor.advisorGlenn, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorHadland, Adrianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Cassandraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-31T18:03:37Z
dc.date.available2014-10-31T18:03:37Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis spotlights the travel and leisure magazine industry within South Africa. It contends that the travel writing genre is susceptible to a number of biases, both past and present, which ultimately affect the way its overall content is produced and presented to the public. This work was substantiated through a set of qualitative interviews with key professionals within the South African travel and leisure magazine industry, as well as through a theme- based content analysis of a number of local travel writing publications. This study adds to a rather extensive line of research written on the topic of travel writing regarding a number of older criticisms of bias including 'othering', escapism, and gendering. However, it also focuses on a number of more modem biases such as direct advertising, advertorial usage, as well as the acceptance of 'freebies' and barter agreements, none of which has been given much attention in previous research. The sheer existence of these and other biases within the modem South African travel and leisure magazine industry exhibits an absolute necessity of examination into such a topic, especially given the importance and overall influence that the travel writing industry has on a country's economic standing and overall image.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShaw, C. (2009). <i>South African travel writing and bias</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9011en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShaw, Cassandra. <i>"South African travel writing and bias."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9011en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShaw, C. 2009. South African travel writing and bias. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Shaw, Cassandra AB - This thesis spotlights the travel and leisure magazine industry within South Africa. It contends that the travel writing genre is susceptible to a number of biases, both past and present, which ultimately affect the way its overall content is produced and presented to the public. This work was substantiated through a set of qualitative interviews with key professionals within the South African travel and leisure magazine industry, as well as through a theme- based content analysis of a number of local travel writing publications. This study adds to a rather extensive line of research written on the topic of travel writing regarding a number of older criticisms of bias including 'othering', escapism, and gendering. However, it also focuses on a number of more modem biases such as direct advertising, advertorial usage, as well as the acceptance of 'freebies' and barter agreements, none of which has been given much attention in previous research. The sheer existence of these and other biases within the modem South African travel and leisure magazine industry exhibits an absolute necessity of examination into such a topic, especially given the importance and overall influence that the travel writing industry has on a country's economic standing and overall image. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - South African travel writing and bias TI - South African travel writing and bias UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9011 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9011
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShaw C. South African travel writing and bias. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9011en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHistoryen_ZA
dc.titleSouth African travel writing and biasen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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