Abstract
This study employs qualitative approaches with an ethnographic perspective to explore how the arts have been used to facilitate discussions in a hospitality environment among various participants, including visitors, tourists, researchers, and academics. The focus of this study is hospitality within the arts and how it facilitates discussions among writers, artists, and scholars. Drawing from literature and the visual arts, this research explores three case studies. The first focuses on the story of Burma Shave (1927 – 1963), a pop-cultural icon in America during the Depression. The second case focuses on Jewish humour and its critics and how it prompted audiences to recognize truth and contemplate human duties. The third case reveals complementary persuasive arguments, with the visual arts employed to explore Luther as a humanist activist in Germany from 1500, and the expansion of Lutheran viewpoints globally with complementary perspectives. In the context of the arts of hospitality, the question arises: How do the arts of hospitality create powerful tools, fostering social cultural development?
Presenters
Kim Thu LeHonourable Research Fellow, School of Design, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2025 Special Focus—The Art of Hospitality
KEYWORDS
Art of Hospitality, Literature, Visual Arts, Social Cultures, Propaganda
