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Title: | Heterotopic erotic oases: The public nude beach experience | Authors: | Andriotis, Konstantinos | Major Field of Science: | Social Sciences | Field Category: | Sociology | Keywords: | Beach experience;Erotic oasis;Gay space;Heterotopia;Nudism;Sexual body | Issue Date: | Oct-2010 | Source: | Annals of Tourism Research, 2010, vol. 37, no. 4, pp.1076–1096 | Volume: | 37 | Issue: | 4 | Start page: | 1076 | End page: | 1096 | Journal: | Annals of Tourism Research | Abstract: | Despite the importance of beaches for a broad spectrum of recreational activities, very little is known about the multitude of beach use in marginalized spaces offering a range of opportunities for transgressive behaviour. To explore the ways that the principles of Foucault’s heterotopia are articulated by users of a gay nude beach, functioning as an erotic oasis, this study adopted a covert ethnographic approach which involved non-participant observation. The results of the study offer a unique glimpse into the role of beach, body and sexuality in the tourism experience and unlock the complexities and entanglements engaged in deviant beach use. Keywords: heterotopia, erotic oasis, beach experience, nudism, gay space, sexual body. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3390 | ISSN: | 18737722 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.annals.2010.04.003 | Rights: | © Elsevier | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | Cyprus University of Technology | Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
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