‘Simulations and spectacles' : a study on theme park consumption among young Singaporean adults

• Main Author: Tan, Sakino
• Other Authors: Md Saidul Islam
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66109
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Theme parks are postmodern cultural creations of entertainment targeting consumers of all ages while promoting consumption. It has become a global phenomenon and is notably part of the social landscape in most developed countries. Using the notions of Baudrillard’s (1981) “Simulation and Simulacra”...