... Play, Authenticity, and the Tourist Experience The playful enjoyment expressed by so many cooking school clients intrigues me in part because, for the past several dec- ades, scholars have tended to theorize the search for authen- ticity by cultural tourists and the ironic game-playing of what some...

... technologies and mass entertainment. For the 20 million people who came to play at social justice or sample bites of sustainability, what did Expo Milano really offer? What questions were asked, what experiences created, and what did visitors leave with at the end of the day? This article critiques the event...