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Hot war tourism is framed through liminal experiences and discourse

A silhouetted person holds up a smartphone to record a nighttime fireworks display illuminating the dark sky above.
Research area:Arts and HumanitiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesCommunication

What the study found

The study found that hot war tourism is framed through a three-phase experiential structure: crossing into liminality, dwelling in liminality, and retrospective liminality. It also identified four interconnected dimensions: 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 offers 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 analyzing meaning across language, images, and other media forms, through the theoretical lens of liminality. They examined how hot war tourism is framed and how those framings intersect with wider socio-cultural and ideological structures.

What worked and what didn't

The analysis revealed that vloggers’ personal narratives are shaped not only by their embodied encounters but also by platform algorithms, cultural expectations, and prevailing geopolitical narratives. The abstract does not state any counterfinding or unsuccessful element beyond this framing.

What to keep in mind

The abstract does not describe specific limitations, sample details, or scope boundaries beyond the focus on hot war tourism vlogs. The summary is limited to the information provided in the title and abstract.

Key points

  • Hot war tourism was framed through three phases of liminality: crossing into, dwelling in, and looking back on it.
  • The study identified four dimensions in the framing: spatiality, self, otherness, and reflexivity.
  • Vloggers’ narratives were shaped by embodied encounters, platform algorithms, cultural expectations, and geopolitical narratives.
  • The authors say the study advances knowledge of liminal experience in tourism.
  • The authors say the approach can be transferred to critical analysis of multimodal discourse in tourism research.

Disclosure

Research title:
Hot war tourism is framed through liminal experiences and discourse
Publication date:
2026-02-27
DOI:
10.1016/j.tourman.2026.105423
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