INQ-177 | The Rhetorical Aspects of Tourism

Topic Description:

A rhetorical analysis of how certain high-visibility regions are persuasively constructed to appeal to tourists. What makes one region more attractive to tourists than another? How does the advertising and marketing of a place color the way we perceive it? Designed for students of all interests, backgrounds, and majors, this is a communications course that takes a multidisciplinary approach to tourism from the perspectives of business, cultural studies, social history, and ecology. Emphasis is placed on the complex interrelationships that develop among tourists, residents, businesses, and local governments. In May 2017 this course will be taught in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Course Types Offered: Travel

Topic Approved: April 2008