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Mountain Tourism And Social Change, William Feighery
Mountain Tourism And Social Change, William Feighery
William Feighery
No abstract provided.
Consulting Ethics For Tourism, William Feighery
Consulting Ethics For Tourism, William Feighery
William Feighery
No abstract provided.
Tourism Development And Culture Conflict In Xi’An, William Feighery
Tourism Development And Culture Conflict In Xi’An, William Feighery
William Feighery
No abstract provided.
Reflexivity And Tourism Research: Telling An(Other) Story, William Feighery
Reflexivity And Tourism Research: Telling An(Other) Story, William Feighery
William Feighery
No abstract provided.
Reading Tourism Texts In Context: A Critical Discourse Analysis, William Feighery
Reading Tourism Texts In Context: A Critical Discourse Analysis, William Feighery
William Feighery
This article discusses the method of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) employed in a study focusing on the textual representation of ethnocultural diversity by official tourism organizations (OTOs) in England. The underlying principles of CDA are outlined, as well as the specific approach adopted in the study. The study employed a three-dimensional approach to CDA, which included an analysis of written and spoken language as text, as discourse practice, and as social practice. By way of an example, a critical reading of a promotional text is provided that focuses on the dimension of discourse practice. This critical reading outlines some of …
The Qatar Heritage Rare Book Project: Digitization And Online Publication Of Treasures From The Arabian Gulf, Gabrielle Michalek
The Qatar Heritage Rare Book Project: Digitization And Online Publication Of Treasures From The Arabian Gulf, Gabrielle Michalek
Gabrielle Michalek
Abstract -- In October, 2006 the Qatar Foundation in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University began a Pilot project to digitize the Qatar Heritage Book Collection and make the collection available to the world. The Pilot project will make available online 300 rare materials and 5000 books from the general collection from the Heritage Library by May, 2007. This paper will describe how the project will address the practical problems surrounding intellectual control of the collection, digitization workflow, OCR and management of the Arabic character set, and the configuration of the information management system for world-wide access to the digital library.