【國立台北藝術大學】探討黑暗觀光管理議題: 以臺灣的二二八國家紀念館及綠島人權文化園區為例

This paper systematically analyzes the debates surrounding the origins of Dark Tourism. 2 case studies were selected (The Green Island Human Rights Memorial Park and The 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei) to approach the subject in Taiwan, locating them along the existent literature to prove their relation with the phenomena. Because dark tourism places are sites where people encounter death and suffering, many management issues emerge around them. For example: Ethical, interpretation and marketing/promotional. Therefore, suppliers need to manage such places appropriately based upon understanding and respect of the victim's death and their families. However, this is not always the case and many sites of death around the world have been commodified and commercialized. The main purpose of this research is to address and find the issues exposed around the management of dark tourism in the 2 case studies. To finally analyze the impact these issues had along the creation, evolution and development of the sites.