Visitors, Settler Colonialism and Aboriginal Cultural Heritag... - 9781032654959

Visitors, Settler Colonialism and Aboriginal Cultural HeritageAustralian Protected Areas as Transformative Landscapes\nAuthor(s): Vanessa Whittington\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032654959, 978-1032654959\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses visitor responses to the interpretation of Aboriginal cultural heritage in Australian protected areas, focusing on Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory and the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area in New South Wales.\n\nIt provides insights into the discursive features that structure various forms of interpretation of Aboriginal cultural heritage at these locales, ranging from on-site interpretative signage to audio tours available on mobile phone applications. It draws on visitors firsthand accounts of the experience of participating in Traditional Custodian led cultural tours and camps, and the visitor learnings that resulted from these. Based on exte.