Narratives of a conflict

discursive disputes about tourism in Barcelona

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442023138pt

Keywords:

Tourism, Barcelona, Conflict, Narratives, Speech

Abstract

The article aims to highlight the terms and narratives that supported the action of protagonists in the conflict over tourism in the city of Barcelona, Spain. A vast discursive load emerges from the clash between the agents involved in the conflict: businessmen from the tourism sector, City Hall, social movements, members of the Academy, producing their own lexicon, composed of terms such as overtourism, tourismphobia, anti-tourism, etc. In search of the meanings of such expressive and metaphorical communication, representatives of the involved segments were interviewed in loco, as the article intended to portray. The study showed an intense political and symbolic struggle among the agents, who use discursive resources in the search for legitimacy and power.

Author Biographies

Felipe Gonçalves Felix, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca. Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

Bachelor in Tourism from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the Institute for Research and Urban and Regional Planning of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPUR-UFRJ). Professor at the Department of Tourism of the Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ), Maracanã Campus. Concentration areas: Tourism and the City; Urban conflicts associated with the promotion and exploitation of tourist activity; Urban planning instruments to manage tourist pressure in saturated areas.

Maria Julieta Nunes de Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

Architect and Urban Planner (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism – FAU/UFRJ). Master in Urban and Regional Planning (Institute for Research and Urban and Regional Planning – IPPUR/UFRJ). PhD in Communication and Culture (School of Communication – ECO/UFRJ). Vordiplom in Urban and Regional Planning (Institute for Urban and Regional Planning – Technische Universitaet Berlin). Retired Associate Professor from the Institute for Research and Urban and Regional Planning (IPPUR/UFRJ). Current Collaborator of the SEL Group (Free Space System) and the Pro-Lugar Research Center of the Postgraduate Program in Architecture – ProArq, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - FAU/UFRJ. Concentration areas: Studies on the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro: precariousness, occupation conflicts, and regulation of land use and occupation in the metropolitan area.

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Published

2023-12-18

How to Cite

FELIX, F. G.; SOUZA, M. J. N. de . Narratives of a conflict: discursive disputes about tourism in Barcelona. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 46, p. e2023138, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442023138pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4426. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

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Vol. 46 (2023)

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