Dark Tourism

An Indo-Global Perspective

von Abhijit Pandit, Jayjit Chakraborty

116 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From an Indo-global standpoint, dark tourism brings the attention to the great differences among different cultures in how they convey the memory of tragedy, death and suffering-whether in India, with its colonial massacres and industrial catastrophes and ritual deaths, or elsewhere, such as Auschwitz or "Ground Zero"-where questions of ethics arise, such as between memorialization and commercialization.The concept of dark tourism, in the Indo-global spectrum, uncovers the handling of tragedy, death and suffering in the various societies of the world. The experience is not simply one of "visiting the ruins," it's a way of grasping the ways in which different cultures tell and remember traumatic experiences. This can manifest as memorials in India to colonial massacres, industrial accidents, ritual death or as sites such as Auschwitz or Ground Zero in other ethical and cultural contexts around the world. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh was one of the most important events in India's history.The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is a reminder of the brutality of the colonial rule in India. The memorial's collective emphasis and focus on national identity and on collective trauma create a place of serious reflection, but not one that is to be exploited. In the same way, as Bhopal Gas Tragedy is remembered through the survivor led movements, showing the continuing efforts for justice. These sites are typically left unfinished, and can be rough - as in the West, polished memorials, they can mirror the experiences of the people involved. The practice of ritual death - like cremations in Varanasi, along the Ganges - is another example of how death is spiritualized and normalised in India, as opposed to being hidden from sight. Dark tourism sites differ according to the cultural priorities in the world. Auschwitz, for example, is considered a place of Holocaust remembrance, in which the solemn and the educational prevail.

• ISBN: 9789999349147
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Eliva Press