The “Shawshank Trail”: A Cross Disciplinary Study in Film Induced Tourism and Fan Culture

Richard Roberson; Maura Grady

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-5195/4953

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Richard Roberson Ashland University

Dr. Roberson is an Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management at Ashland University in Ohio. He holds a PhD from Purdue University in Hospitality and Tourism Management. His scholarly work includes Film Induced Tourism, Pop Culture, Accreditation and Food Safety. He has published on hospitality accreditation and food safety.
Maura Grady Ashland University

Dr. Maura Grady is an Assistant Professor of English at Ashland University in Ohio. She holds a PhD from University of California at Davis in English with emphases in Film Studies and Gender Studies. Her scholarly work includes Film and Television Studies, Fan Culture, Gender Studies, and Popular Culture Studies. She has published articles on literary fan fiction and new media fandom, and film and television history.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/4953

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Film Induced Tourism, Fan Studies

Abstract

Tourism, as a sustainable means of economic development, has attracted a considerable amount of attention from municipalities seeking to better understand their available development options. Film induced tourism has seen appreciable growth and represents a considerable opportunity for many communities to use filming locations seen in popular movies and/or television to draw additional visitors. These opportunities create an increasing need for communities and the organizers of events to better understand their attendees, the fans, in order to better serve their unique needs and desires. Fan culture studies, as an outgrowth of media studies, examine the nature and make up of fan communities. This article posits a cross disciplinary approach using fan studies to inform tourism research. This article reports on an analysis of attendees to an event celebrating of the 20^th anniversary of the filming of the popular American film “The Shawshank Redemption.” Attendee characteristics, desired outcomes, and motivating factors were examined.

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