Le touriste, un infatigable joueur de frontière
The article explores the border as a dynamic and polysemic space rather than a simple dividing line. The author positions the tourist as an active agent who not only crosses physical or legal boundaries but also reinvents and transforms them into resources for identity construction. The text disting...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprache: | Français |
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2026
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| Online Zugang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Zusammenfassung: | The article explores the border as a dynamic and polysemic space rather than a
simple dividing line. The author positions the tourist as an active agent who not only
crosses physical or legal boundaries but also reinvents and transforms them into resources for identity construction. The text distinguishes between the border as a symbolic limit (the customs officer), a porous space of exchange (the duty-free zone), and
a socio-economic frontier (access wristbands, class distinctions). By crossing these
thresholds, tourists engage with otherness, playing with cultural codes and perceptions of authenticity. Rather than serving as simple obstacles, frontiers become sites
of creativity, tension between residents and visitors, and cooperation, exemplified by
the EnjoyPyr project in the Pyrenees. Ultimately, the tourist is portrayed as a border
player inhabiting a state of liminality, turning discontinuity into a fertile experience.
This perspective reshapes our understanding of contemporary mobility, where the
frontier is no longer a wall but a theatre of multifaceted expression and a space for
social and cultural reconfiguration. |
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