Abstract

VELAZQUEZ GARCIA, Mario Alberto  and  BALSLEV CLAUSEN, Helene. Sociology of night tourism: An approach based on Simmel and Elias. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2021, vol.83, n.1, pp.103-128.  Epub May 28, 2021. ISSN 2594-0651.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2021.1.60024.

In social sciences and geography, the night is of increasing relevance. This paper explores the night’s importance in tourism, identifying areas of study in these and other disciplines where it has been analyzed. The article notes that night and darkness are significant components of the tourism experience. Based on arguments from Georg Simmel and Norbert Elias, it proposes that individuals and societies use dark tourist spaces to preserve their individuality against the homogeneity imposed by markets but also to foster their feeling that they are perfectly integrated into society.

Keywords : tourism; night; modernization; public places; time; body.

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