The ‘Extra-ordinary’, ‘Ordinary’ and ‘In-between’ Mediated by Dark Tourism:A Case Study of Jeju April 3rd Incident

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  • ダークツーリズムが媒介する「非日常」と「日常」、そして（その）「間」：済州4・3 事件を事例として

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This paper aims to explore the role of mediation and reflexivity of dark tourism, which has been regarded as a challenge of the studies, through an analysis of the experience of “dark tourists.” As a case study, the Jeju April 3rd Incident was selected, on which research has been especially focused since the opening of the Jeju April 3rd Peace Park in 2008. While the motives and experience of tourists have been studied, the socio-political situation of the Korean Peninsula and contemporary Korean history have not been properly considered. Semi-structure interviews and participatory observation were undertaken with Korean tourists and the local guide vising the Jeju April 3rd Peace Park; their motives, perception of the Incident and its change, as well as the link between the division of Korea and the Incident were analyzed. Korean tourists reflexively (re)construct the “past”(extra-ordinary), “present” (ordinary), and the “in-between” (the continued taboo period) by visiting the Jeju April 3rd Peace Park.

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    Bulletin 16 27-55, 2024-03-31

    多摩大学グローバルスタディーズ学部

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