Interpreting war heritage: Impacts of Anzac museum and battlefield visits on Australians' understanding of national identity

Jan Packer, Roy Ballantyne and David Uzzell

Annals of Tourism Research, 2019, vol. 76, issue C, 105-116

Abstract: The Anzac story, originally associated with the 1915 battle of Gallipoli, is considered an important part of Australia's national identity, and for many Australians has come to represent a number of the collective values of the nation. This research, undertaken in Australia and Turkey, explores the impact of a visit to the Australian War Memorial (660 participants) or Gallipoli battlefields (282 participants) on visitors' national identity and broadly-defined learning outcomes. Findings indicate that a visit to either site had some impact on national identity, but other learning outcomes were stronger. It is concluded that war heritage interpretation has the potential to evoke inclusive rather than exclusive responses, facilitating reconciliation rather than highlighting division.

Keywords: War museums; Battlefield tourism; Heritage interpretation; National identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.03.012

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