Poster short abstract:

Walking tours sit at the intersection of narrative and performance, opening up a discursive, performative space generated through and between its participants. This poster draws on fieldwork from Aberdeen, Scotland and seeks to examine how walking tours function as a means of performing heritage.

Poster long abstract:

In large groups or one-to-one, participants' memory and imagination are recruited to illuminate a multifaceted, multimedia performance drawing on a wide repertoire of genres across the walking route.

Walking tours become a conduit through which past, present and future can be simultaneously navigated and narrated. They hold space, and can often become a vehicle for performing heritage, further transgressing boundaries to challenge 'authorized heritage discourse' (Smith, 2006) by highlighting underrepresented perspectives.

This poster draws on fieldwork on group walks and walking tours in Aberdeen, Scotland and seeks to examine how tour participants (re)define and (re)negotiate physical and discursive boundaries through their walks.

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