Representations of Classical Greece in Theme Parks

Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been dedicated to the choice of the themes represented in the parks and the strategies of their representation. This is particularly interesting when the theme is a historical one, for example ancient Greece. Which elements of classical Greece find their way into a theme park and how are they chosen and represented? What is the "entertainment" element in ancient Greek history, culture and myth, which allows its presence in commercial structures aiming to people''s fun? How does the representation of Greece change against different cultural backgrounds, e.g. in different European countries, in the USA, in China? This book frames a discussion of these representations within the current debates about immersive spaces, uses of history and postmodern aesthetics, and analyses how ancient Greece has been represented and made "enjoyable" in seven different theme parks across the world, providing an original and ground-breaking contribution to theme park studies and classical reception.>

About the author

Filippo Carlà-Uhink is Professor of Ancient History at Potsdam University, Germany. His main research areas are the social and economical history of Late Antiquity, the history of the Roman Republic, the cultural history of ancient Rome, with a particular attention for space concepts and the construction of space, and the reception of antiquity in modern media. He is co-editor of Bloomsbury Academic's series IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts, and editor of Caesar, Attila & Co. Comics und die Antike (2014) and, with Irene Berti, Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015).

Product details

• Authors: Filippo Carla-Uhink, Filippo Carlà-Uhink
• Assisted by: Filippo Carlà-Uhink (Editor), Martin Lindner (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781350194472
• ISBN: 978-1-350-19447-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Imagines - Classical Reception; IMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Social & cultural history, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Amusement & Theme Parks, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Theme Parks & Funfairs, Travel guides: theme parks and funfairs