English Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2008
Publication Source
The Amish and the Media
Abstract
Judging from the relative number of tourists who visit these two sorts of towns, tourists appear to prefer views of the Amish that are provided by more rather than less touristy venues. In this essay, I compare the views of Amish offered by two towns in Ohio's Amish Country. One town, Walnut Creek, is very popular among tourists; the other town, Mount Hope, is significantly less popular. Ultimately, I argue that Mount Hope is less popular than Walnut Creek largely because its representation of the Amish constitutes the tourist in ways that are less reassuring for middle Americans. But before I offer my readings of Walnut Creek and Mount Hope, I turn first to some theoretical work on tourism that addresses the question of "authenticity," which is the apparent draw among tourists to the Amish.
Inclusive pages
110-130
ISBN/ISSN
9780801887895
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2008, Johns Hopkins University Press. This material first appeared in The Amish and the Media, edited by Diane Zimmerman Umble and David L. Weaver-Zercher, pp. 110-130. Reprinted with permission by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
eCommons Citation
Trollinger, Susan L., "Heritage versus History: Amish Tourism in Two Ohio Towns" (2008). English Faculty Publications. 43.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eng_fac_pub/43
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