What the study found
The study found a three-phase experiential structure in hot war tourism: crossing into liminality, dwelling in liminality, and retrospective liminality. It also identified four connected dimensions of this experience: spatiality, self, otherness, and reflexivity.
Why the authors say this matters
The authors conclude that unpacking the dynamics of hot war tourism advances knowledge of liminal experience in tourism. They also say the study contributes methodologically by offering a transferable approach for the critical analysis of multimodal discourse in tourism research.
What the researchers tested
The researchers used Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA), a method for examining how meaning is made through language, images, and other forms of communication, through the theoretical lens of liminality. They examined how hot war tourism is framed and how these framings intersect with wider socio-cultural and ideological structures.
What worked and what didn't
The analysis showed that vloggers' personal narratives are shaped not only by embodied encounters but also by platform algorithms, cultural expectations, and prevailing geopolitical narratives. The abstract does not describe any failed approach, comparative test, or negative result.
What to keep in mind
The summary provided does not describe sample size, data sources, or specific limits of the analysis. It also does not state how broadly the findings apply beyond the studied case of hot war tourism vlogs.
Key points
- A three-phase liminal structure was identified: crossing into, dwelling in, and reflecting back on the experience.
- Four dimensions shaped the framing of hot war tourism: spatiality, self, otherness, and reflexivity.
- Vlog narratives were influenced by embodied encounters, platform algorithms, cultural expectations, and geopolitical narratives.
- The authors say the study adds to knowledge of liminal experience in tourism.
- The authors also present MCDA as a transferable approach for tourism discourse analysis.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Hot war tourism is framed through liminal experience
- Authors:
- Jie Tan, Shiyi Hu, Jingjie Zhu, Mingming Cheng
- Institutions:
- Curtin University, Curtin University, Curtin University, Curtin University
- Publication date:
- 2026-02-27
- OpenAlex record:
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