Join us on Thursday, May 30 for a 2-hour symposium in celebration of the launch of our new knowledge centre FIHETO and edited volume focused on media tourism worldwide! With introductions by prof. Stijn Reijnders (EUR), Saskia Kagchèl (Rotterdam Film Commission), and Marjorie Galas (AFCI), and keynotes from prof. Jane Lovell (CCCU) and prof. David Martin Jones (UofG).
- Date
- Thursday 30 May 2024, 14:00 - 16:00
- Type
- Symposium
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Polak 2-18
- Building
- Polak Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
As the outcome of a ERC Proof of Concept grant, Stijn Reijnders and Emiel Martens recently founded the Erasmus Knowledge Centre for Film, Heritage, and Tourism (FIHETO). Operating from the EUR, FIHETO is a non-profit organisation dedicated to knowledge exchange, strategic advice and capacity building on sustainable and inclusive film production and related tourism worldwide. One of the first efforts of the centre was to put together an edited volume on the topic, which was published by Routledge in April 2024. The book Media, Place and Tourism: Worlds of Imagination highlights the connections between media, tourism and place, bringing together the diverse perspectives, approaches and actors involved in critical issues relating to media tourism worldwide.
In celebration of the launch of both the knowledge centre and edited volume, we are organising this 2-hours symposium on media tourism. We kick off with introductions by Stijn Reijnders, professor of cultural heritage and co-founder of FIHETO, Saskia Kagchèl, the Rotterdam Film Commissioner and board member of FIHETO, and Marjorie Galas, Director of Members & Education at the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)
Then, we have two keynotes by esteemed international professors focusing on matters related to media tourism. Jane Lovell (Canterbury Christ Church University) will talk about magic and heritage in relation to media tourism, while David Martin-Jones (University of Glasgow) will explore the representation of tourism in Bollywood films. Following their keynotes, we will officially present the new knowledge platform FIHETO and new edited volume Media, Place and Tourism.
The symposium will be held on Thursday May 30 from 14.00-16.00 hrs in Polak 2-18 at the EUR campus (with drinks from 16.00-17.00 in Erasmus Paviljoen!), but can also be followed online via Zoom. For those attending on location, please register via the link below. For those attending online, just follow the link https://bit.ly/media-tourism-symposium on the day and time of the event.
Programme
| 14:00 | Introductions by Stijn Reijnders, Saskia Kagchèl and Marjorie Galas |
| 14:15 | Keynote by Jane Lovell: 'Magical Heritage Storytelling: Place, Experience, Narrative' |
| 14:45 | Keynote by David Martin-Jones: 'Feel Your Heartbeat: Heritage (Adventure) Tourism on Screen (Zindagi na Milegi Dobara)' |
| 15:15 | Launch of FIHETO |
| 15:45 | Launch of Media, Place and Tourism: Worlds of Imagination |
| 16:00 | Drinks at Paviljoen |
| 17:00 | End |
We look forward to welcoming you to our media tourism symposium!
