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Rethinking authenticity through complexity paradigm
de Andrade-Matos,Mariana Bueno Richards,Greg de Lourdes de Azevedo Barbosa,Maria
de Andrade-Matos,Mariana Bueno
Richards,Greg
de Lourdes de Azevedo Barbosa,Maria
Abstract
This paper proposes an epistemological transition based on Edgar Morin's complexity paradigm to analyse authenticity in a complex tourism environment, avoiding fragmentation, and integrating relevant actors and relationships. The results show that storytelling is an important element of these tourism experiences, legitimising and unifying the authenticity of the experience and relating objects, social environment and individual experiences. The size of the tour groups and the rigidity of the itinerary were important elements for constructing authenticity. Tourists, service providers and government bodies all directly or indirectly participate as co-creators, making the perception of authenticity a constant negotiation between the elements of the experience and the actors involved in it.
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Funding Information: This study was funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and by the Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).
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2022
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Authenticity, Cacao Farms, Cacao Tourism, Chocolate Tourism, Complexity Paradigm, HERITAGE, PERCEPTIONS, STATE, TOURISM, Tourism Experiences, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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de Andrade-Matos, M B, Richards, G & de Lourdes de Azevedo Barbosa, M 2022, 'Rethinking authenticity through complexity paradigm', Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 92, 103348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103348