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Lieux d'imagination and historical fiction: The lure and blur of the real in media tourism

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  • Jarratt, David

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This article employs autoethnography and the lieux d'imagination framework to critique the experience of walking a Media Tourism trail based on a historical novel, expanding beyond the usual focus on purely fictional works. The historical fiction of The Gallows Pole blurs with complementary West Yorkshire landscapes, physical markers and heritage to produce a historically-informed place of imagination. This distinctive variant of lieux d'imagination is characterised by a sense of rootedness and connection to the past, grounded in the belief that the narrative, or something similar, occurred. This belief shapes a meaningful imaginative experience, offering the lure of the real. A conceptual framework identifies elements of both historically-informed and fiction-based media that inform and distinguish corresponding tourist experiences.

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  • Goodson, Jonathan & Jarratt, David, 2025. "Lieux d'imagination and historical fiction: The lure and blur of the real in media tourism," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:115:y:2025:i:c:s0160738325001410
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2025.104035
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