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Books by David L Hume

This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material cul... more This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropology, and demonstrates that tourist art is a unique expression of place and genuine artistic style. The first investigation to consider the activity of souvenirs from both indigenous and settler tourist sites, it brings a unique addition to the existing, dated, research in the area.

Papers by David L Hume

A study of the mosaic installation at Long Beach Airport, by Grace Clements

This review might alternatively be titled: How Picasso’s Ceramic Art Restored My Sanity.

The objective of this research is to survey the symbolic form given to souvenir elephant figurine... more The objective of this research is to survey the symbolic form given to souvenir elephant figurines across the ASEAN region and, in so doing, to trace the historic and cultural influences on the design of souvenir figurines that come to represent a touristic engagement with elephants. This second paper makes a case study of Thailand.

This will be achieved by examining the form and configuration of souvenir elephant figurines produced, ostensibly, for the tourist market, in the South East Asian quarter of the ASEAN region. I will first apply an art historical approach to the analysis before subjecting selected artifacts, from museum collections and tourist outlets, to an analytical theory of souvenir language, in order to detect the cultural and historical location, or dislocation, of various formal elements that contribute to the design of elephant souvenirs and their affectiveness in the representation of the tourist experience through their visual language.

It will be shown, from this survey, that the answer to the question, contained in the title, is more complex than first appears and that some anatomical features are favoured more than others, in terms of souvenir function.

The aims will be achieved by examining the form and configuration of souvenir elephant figurines produced, ostensibly, for the tourist market, in the South East Asian quarter of the ASEAN region. I will first apply an art historical approach to the analysis before subjecting selected artifacts, from museum collections and tourist outlets, to an analytical theory of souvenir language, in order to detect the cultural and historical location, or dislocation, of various formal elements that contribute to the design of elephant souvenirs and their effective representation of the tourist experience through their visual language.

Proceedings of Tourism and Culture in Asia Conference, Chiang Mai, Nov 17, 2013

International Symposium on Society, Tourism, Education and Politics. 2013 ISSTEP, Jan 2013

The aim of this research is to discover and map the language and expression of souvenirs. That is... more The aim of this research is to discover and map the language and expression of souvenirs. That is, the way the tourist constructs a narrative discourse of the holiday experience and how that narrative of experience is sustained, through its investment in the souvenir, as the material anchor from which the experience is made whole.

Ceramics Art and Perception, Mar 2013

Temporary: The other possible operation of contemporary art museums, 2011

Goodbye B543 was an art event at Shantou University that provided a unique insight into the creat... more Goodbye B543 was an art event at Shantou University that provided a unique insight into the creative processes that take place among the student community of the Cheung Kong School of Art and Design.

IIELT Conference, Shantou University, China, 2012

approach to teaching art and design at a small progressive university in southern China.

Ceramic Art and Perception, 2009

Ceramics Art and Perception, Jan 1, 2007

Ceramics Art and Perception, Jan 1, 2006

Ceramic Art and Perception, 2005

International Journal of Tourism Research, Jan 1, 2009

This paper examines the history and development of tourist art and souvenirs and discusses the re... more This paper examines the history and development of tourist art and souvenirs and discusses the reception of such artefacts, alongside works of fine art, within the museogallery system. Beginning with the relationship between cultural tourism and anthropology, it identifies common links between ethnographic artefacts, works of fine art and souvenirs collected in Australia during the latter half of the 20th century. Approaching these objects from the discipline of art history, this research takes as its priority the formal qualities of the artefacts and charts the transition of the boomerang, among other Aboriginal artefacts, from functional tool designed for hunting, to a marker of people and place made for sale as a tourist commodity. Other questions addressed in this research are as follows: What, other than size and price, attracts tourists to certain souvenirs and not others? Where is their final resting place and what meaning is attached to them through the narrative appended by the maker and by the consumer? How is it effected by the resulting location of display? Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.