Cultural Heritage Authenticity: A Producer View

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Abstract

The role of the producer (i.e., heritage manager) in shaping the meaning of authenticity is conceptually underdeveloped. We adopt the position that tourists' perceptions of cultural heritage authenticity are greatly influenced by the core attributes of the cultural heritage object and how it is produced. Building on existing research and our analysis, we contend that the Cultural Heritage Object contains three core and overlapping attributes: physical form (Form), links to what is culturally and historically significant (Links), and vitality to actively transmit meaning (Vitality). Using this tripartite conceptualization, we approach Heritage Production Authenticity in terms of the object's Indexical and Iconic cues. In doing so we provide a powerful basis to develop our understanding of heritage production authenticity.
Original languageEnglish
Article number102770
JournalAnnals of Tourism Research
Volume79
Number of pages12
ISSN0160-7383
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019

Bibliographical note

Epub ahead of print. Published online: 23. October 2019

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