Storytelling, Hope tourism, and future-making after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011
A conversation between Cornelius Holtorf and Tomas Nilsson about their recent fieldwork in Fukushima Prefecture, organised by the Department of Marketing and Tourism Science (MTS), the emergent Knowledge Environment Sustainable Tourism (KEST), and the new Japan Network at Linnaeus University.
Agenda
Presentation of the Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies, the burgeoning Knowledge Environment Sustainable Tourism and the emergent Japan Network at Linnaeus University.
Storytelling, hope tourism, and future-making after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Cornelius Holtorf and Tomas Nilsson share experiences, emotions, and insights from their recent fieldwork in Fukushima Prefecture. Cornelius Holtorf is Professor at the Department of Cultural Sciences at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Tomas Nilsson is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and Tourism Science at the School of Business and Economics.
A call for interdisciplinary research on contemporary marketing, branding, and sustainable consumption of Japanese cultural heritages – The case of Japanese craft sake.
Advancing the Japan Network at Linnaeus University:
- Collaboration in education and research with Fukushima University and Akita International University (AIU)
- Creating a “Japanese Room” at Campus Växjö
- Upcoming meetings and other activities
Contact Tomas Nilsson if you want to participate via Zoom.
