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黑暗觀光實徵研究方向之探討
Discussion of Empirical Research Directions of Dark Tourism
摘要
「黑暗觀光（dark tourism）」一詞於1990年代中期開始被學術界討論，意指以死亡或災難事故為背景主題的觀光活動與經驗。相關實徵研究於2000年代初期開始逐漸出現。本文目的在透過回顧相關學術文獻，陳指黑暗觀光此一概念的發展過程，並瞭解既有文獻如何針對黑暗觀光參與者或規劃者進行調查研究，藉以構思可能的實徵研究設計；以及具負面本質的事件或地點適當地轉化為觀光資源的可能性。文獻回顧之結果指出，較少現有研究能針對黑暗觀光參與者動機與黑暗觀光規劃者所提供服務之間的相互關係（correlation）做探討。另外也發現，以臺灣為主題的研究，除了戰地遺址和天災後特殊觀光場域外，尚未以與敏感政治歷史有所連結的場域做為研究對象。盼本文之論述與主要發現，可為後續黑暗觀光之研究者提供理論基礎與研究方向。
並列摘要
The term 'dark tourism' refers to tourist activities or experiences that involve themes of death or disaster. The term began to enter academic debate in the mid-1990s, and relevant empirical research emerged in the early 2000s. Besides explaining how the concept of dark tourism actually developed by reviewing the relevant literature, this paper will review the existing studies on dark tourism participants and planners to inspire future empirical research and help tourism planners consider how best to transform negative events into effective tourism resources. The conclusions suggest that future research should examine the correlation between the motivations of dark tourism participants and how participants can best recognize the importance of the service provided by dark tourism planners. In terms of the relevant literature on Taiwan, the current literature explores the tourism at war heritage and post-natural disaster sites. However, it can be considered as part of investigating tourism at the sites associated with past authoritarian rule. The discussion and recommendations in this paper offer dark tourism researchers a relevant theoretical framework and positive research directions for future study on the topic.