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Publication details [#66060]

Sharma, Bal Krishna. 2019. Discursive representations of difference and multilingualism in Himalaya with Michael Palin. The International Journal of Multilingualism 16 (3) : 226–243.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

globalization | mass media | multilingualism | representational structure | stereotype

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper debates how mediatised tourism frames diverse discourses of othering. Himalaya with Michael Palin as a form of mediatised tourism appeals cultural stereotypes to commodify local authenticities, languages, and identities to make the travelogue a ‘good’ TV programme.