מיקום: פרנקפורט על האודר, גרמניה
תאריך: 25-27.6.26
Call for Papers
A Sense of Place: Interpreting Manorial Culture in Modern Tourism
Manor or country houses are iconic symbols of European cultural landscapes, combining history, culture, architectural and natural beauty. Many now serve as rural tourism destinations, transforming from elite residences into commercial attractions mainly for the middle class. In the framework of the conference the development of the manor houses as a tourist destination
and its historical transition to becoming ‘public property’ should be highlighted first. How did some manors become famous for their gardens, libraries and collections, and how did they establish themselves as hubs of knowledge transfer? Who was actually willing to open up their
home, why, and for whom? The second part shall be dedicated to the sense of manorial tourism in our times. The prospect
of a vacation in a castle may well be enticing and often evokes romanticised ideas of aristocratic life. The public's expectations are quickly identified and, of course, catered for. While this approach can be economically necessary – given the high maintenance costs – it risks reducing these sites to ahistorical, nostalgic fantasies, isolating them as middle-class enclaves.
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