David Weaver|Chuanzhong Tang|Fangfang Shi|Mingfeng Huang|Kevin J. Burns|Sheng Ang
Dark Tourism, Emotions, and Postexperience Visitor Effects in a Sensitive Geopolitical Context: A Chinese Case Study
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics|Griffith University|Dongbei University of Finance and Economics|Dongbei University of Finance and Economics|Dongbei University of Finance and Economics|Hong Kong Polytechnic University|Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
engaging neglected intersection dark tourism visitor postexperience geopolitics research reports findings survey 1082 domestic visitors lushun prison museum dalian china japaneseera incarceration punishment site projects hegemonic antijapanese social representations respondents reported strong emotional reactions elevated patriotism along worsened attitudes toward japan japanese products lesser degree japanese people suggesting negative implications increasingly tense chinajapan bilateral relationship however sample diversity indicated revelation small japanneutral clusters whose members likely express contemplation pity dominant emotions rather anger hate majority qualify dominant social representations accordingly communist party membership age lack student affiliation japanese friends knowing japanese people associated japannegative perceptions intentions