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Thursday 13 April 2023 16.30 - 18.30
T-8 CUL08 How to Use ‘Dissonant Heritage’ in Tourism
Victoriagatan 13, Victoriasalen
Network: Culture Chair: Martino Lorenzo Fagnani
Organizers: Luciano Maffi, Maria Paola Pasini Discussant: Martino Lorenzo Fagnani
Carlo Baderna : A Difficult Heritage from Fascist Era: the Case of Bolzano
Northern Italy offers a clear example of a difficult legacy from a controversial past. After the First World War, the whole South Tyrol, a territory of German language and culture in the eastern Alps, was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. In the thirties, the Fascist regime promoted the construction ... (Show more)
Northern Italy offers a clear example of a difficult legacy from a controversial past. After the First World War, the whole South Tyrol, a territory of German language and culture in the eastern Alps, was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. In the thirties, the Fascist regime promoted the construction of a new district in Bolzano, the main town of South Tyrol, in attempt to build an “Italian town” in opposition to the old german city, as a practical and ideological statement of nationalism. Today this “fascist district” is a monumental and urban evidence of a difficult heritage. (Show less)

Luciano Maffi, Maria Paola Pasini : The Social Republic on Lake Garda: from the Removal to the Critical Recovery of a Dissonant Heritage for Tourism
The contribute deals with the substantial oblivion of the tragic experience of fascism and Rsi on lake Garda (1943-45) and the possibility to recovery this contested heritage in a critical way. This could produce partecipation and attract tourists interested in cultural and historical issues. The paper focuses on this prospective ... (Show more)
The contribute deals with the substantial oblivion of the tragic experience of fascism and Rsi on lake Garda (1943-45) and the possibility to recovery this contested heritage in a critical way. This could produce partecipation and attract tourists interested in cultural and historical issues. The paper focuses on this prospective of this kind of tourism on the lake. (Show less)

Maija Rozite, Aija Van der Steina : Holocaust Related Sites in Latvia: between Dark Past and Tourism Development
Although WW II legacy is an important niche of dark tourism, discussions about it are relatively recent in several Eastern European countries, including Latvia. Sites associated with tragic historical events such as the Holocaust have attracted the interest of foreign visitors since the fall of the Iron Curtain, especially from ... (Show more)
Although WW II legacy is an important niche of dark tourism, discussions about it are relatively recent in several Eastern European countries, including Latvia. Sites associated with tragic historical events such as the Holocaust have attracted the interest of foreign visitors since the fall of the Iron Curtain, especially from the Jewish community. In Latvia, these sites were “hidden” due to the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel policy of the Soviet period. With the growing interest of foreign tourists in Holocaust-related sites and the emergence of discussions on complex historical events, the attitudes of local inhabitants towards these sites are changing. There is little research on these processes in the context of tourism.
The study aims to describe the integration of different Holocaust sites into tourism, by assessing the attitudes of the local population towards the development of these sites, according to the interests of the local community.
The study is based on a case study in the small town of Bauska and the city of Riga, using field research and observation methods. First, primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews with residents and other stakeholders and, second, a representative survey of the Latvian population about their visits to Holocaust sites.
The study identified the levels of inclusion of Holocaust sites in tourism, revealing the main challenges and solutions of destination management organisations (DMO). The interviews showed that residents support the inclusion of Holocaust-related sites in tourism information and offers, particularly highlighting the educational importance of these sites in understanding the dark and complex events associated with them. It was stressed that appropriate methods and tools should be chosen for interpretation, communication and marking of these sites in public space. The research revealed that some of the sites are particularly sensitive and have provoked, or are likely to provoke, extensive public debate (Monument in Bauska, possible marking of the Ghetto area in Riga). Some sites interpreted differently by the public and tourists have caused conflicts even beyond Latvia's borders. (Show less)



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