Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Exotic images'

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) is best known for his operatic masterpiece, Carmen, but his other works have received much criticism. Much of this criticism stems from the belief that his work was simply derivative of other composers, including the father of French musical exoticism, Felicien David (1810-1876). However, there has never been any formal study comparing the two composers' compositional techniques.The purpose of this study is to compare the approaches that both Bizet and David took to portray the exotic in their operatic works, and to categorize any differences or similarities between the two composers' styles. The operas chosen for this study include Bizet's Les Pecheurs de perles (1863) and Djamileh (1872), as well as David's La Perle du Bresil (1851) and Lalla-Roukh (1862). Detailed historical background and musical analysis will be provided for each opera.
School of Music

En analysant les images françaises du Maroc, avant le Protectorat (XVIIe-XXe siècle), nous avons espéré réfléchir sur la spécificité de ce genre littéraire à partir des schèmes narratifs et discursifs qu’il met en œuvre. L’étude de ces images, dans leur genèse et dans leur typologie, présuppose une approche pluridisciplinaire. Car, nous semble-il, il est indispensable de mettre en relation les analyses littéraires, l’histoire, l’histoire des idées sachant que les images culturelles d’un pays peuvent ne pas être le reflet d’une réalité politique, historique d’un moment, mais elles s’avèrent, en revanche, liées à une situation culturelle historiquement déterminée. Pour saisir la présence de l’étranger, ou son image, dans un texte, il faudrait tenir compte des conditions de production de ce texte. Par conséquent, l’mage se constitue, en fait, d’un ensemble d’idées sur l’étranger évoluant dans un processus de «littérarisation et de socialisation » Dans cette perspective, notre démarche se veut à la fois chronologique, synchronique et interdisciplinaire. Ainsi, en recensant les images constituées sur le Maroc et ses habitants, depuis le XVIIe jusqu’au XXe siècle, nous espérons voir, s’il y a ou non une filiation dans la perception française de l’Autre. Contextualisation exige, pour mieux cerner l’arrière-plan de cette perception, nous aurons recours, naturellement, aux textes produits par les voyageurs, mais aussi aux documents historiques, ethnologiques et sociologiques. L’élargissement du champ de la réflexion à d’autres disciplines, relevant du champ des sciences humaines et sociales, nous permettra, de saisir comment la représentation de l’Autre, pourrait nous révéler les fonctionnements d’une instance idéologique historiquement repérable (exotisme, racisme, par exemple …). Aussi, nous demanderons-nous, à titre d’exemple, si l’appartenance d’un auteur au catholicisme n’infléchit pas dans un sens ou dans un autre sa vision du musulman et du juif. On pourra se demander aussi si le regard des voyageurs du Grand siècle n’a pas changé avec l’apport des idées du siècle des Lumières, fondées sur l’apologie de la raison et d’une certaine rationalité scientifique et académique
By analysing the images that the French make of Morocco before the Protectorate, we have hoped to reflect on the specificity of this literary genre from the narrative and discursive schemas that it sets out to make use of. The study of these mental presentations or images in their genesis and typology presupposes a multidisciplinary approach, for, as it appears, it is crucially important to relate literary analysis, and the history of ideas to this study while being, at the same time, aware that cultural images of a country may not truly reflect the political and historical reality of a given time. These images are, however, related to a cultural backdrop which is historically determined. In order to seize the presence of theStranger, the Other, his or her image in a text, it is essential to take into consideration the conditions that contributed to the production of that text. Therefore, an image consists of a group of ideas that are conjured up about the Other or Foreigner evolving in a literacy and socialisation process. It is in the above mentioned perspective that the present paper attempts a chronological, synchronic and an interdisciplinary approach. Thus, by shedding light on the multi images made about Morocco and its inhabitants since the 17th up to the 20th century, we hope to trace whether there or does not exist a filiation of the other in the French perception. Hence,some contextualisation is of the essence in order to encompass the background of thisperception of the Other. Naturally, we have had recourse not only to texts which were produced by travellers across Morocco, but also to historical, ethnological as well as sociological documents addressing this issue. Also, the enlarging of our reflection field to touch on other disciplines, such as human and social sciences, will allow us to come into grips with how the concept and presentation of the Other could reveal the functioning of an ideologicalinstance, be it exotic or racist, which is historically traceable. For exemplification sake, we also wonder if a Christian author is not influenced in his vision of the Muslims and Jews in a way or another. We could also wonder if the outlook of the travellers of the Grand century has not been altered by the contribution of the ideas of the century of light which is based on the dominance of reason as well as a certain scientific and academic rationality

Mon travail de recherche se propose de combler des lacunes concernant l’iconogaphie des femmes sud-américaines. Etant donné l’absence d’écoles d’art ainsi que d’ateliers d’impression en Grande Colombie jusqu’à la première moitié du XIXe siècle, les images en général sont rares. Quand on en trouve, il s’agit des portraits de quelques femmes extraordinaires comme des saintes ou des épouses des hauts fonctionnaires, donc des représentantes d’une minorité aisée et créole. Les artistes locaux ont surtout peint les grands hommes et notamment les héros des jeunes Républiques. En revanche, sur la vie quotidienne de la plupart des femmes, qu’elles soient Indiennes, Métisses, Noires ou même Créoles, nous n’avons que très peu de témoignages. La Grande Colombie comme la Nouvelle Grenade, par ailleurs, souffrait d’un manque d’attrait. Cette région n’a jamais représentée dans l’imaginaire des voyageurs européens, les richesses légendaires des vice-royautés du Pérou ou de la Nouvelle Espagne (Mexique). C’est seulement à l’orée du XIXe siècle que cette zone équatoriale commence à faire parler d’elle et ce changement significatif est dû au grand voyage scientifique de Humboldt et Bonpland. Grâce à la médiatisation de ces explorateurs, un nombre important de voyageurs français décide de suivre leurs pas. Parmi eux, un petit nombre écrit et publie des récits illustrés. Leurs gravures et lithographies apportent donc les documents nécessaires pour combler en partie le vide pictural féminin. Ces images n’ont jusque là pas suscitées d’études historiques approfondies d’autant qu’elles ont longtemps été considérées comme des simples ornements accompagnant le texte. Cette thèse propose de démontrer, au contraire, le rôle primordial de cette iconographie, sa puissance symbolique et sa contribution au discours qui caractérise alors la littérature de voyage. Qu’elles soient guidées par des observations concrètes ou par la pure imagination, ces descriptions picturales et littéraires permettent de dégager les principaux stéréotypes élaborés sur les femmes grande-colombiennes et ce malgré leur riche multiplicité
The aim of this thesis is to fill in certain gaps in the iconographic treatment of South American women. Due to the lack of art schools and printing workshops in Gran Colombia through the first half of the nineteenth century, images in general are rare. The existing works are portraits of such extraordinary women as saints or wives of important officials, thus representatives of a wealthy Creole minority. Local artists tended to choose as subjects prominent men, notably the heroes of the young Republics. By contrast, the daily lives of most women, whether Indian, Métis, Black or even Creole, were rarely featured. In addition, like New Granada, Gran Colombia suffered from a relative lack of attractiveness. In the imagination of European travelers this region never represented the legendary wealth of Viceroyalties like Peru or New Spain (Mexico). It was only at the dawn of the nineteenth century that this equatorial zone attracted significant interest due in large part to the great scientific exploration of Humboldt and Bonpland. Thanks to their many publications, a large number of French travelers decided to follow their footsteps. Among them, a small group wrote and published illustrated volumes. Their engravings and lithographs provide the material needed to restore at least partially the lack of female images. To this point such iconography has not generated in-depth historical study, since it has long been considered merely ornamental and secondary to the text. This thesis proposes to demonstrate the contrary by focusing upon the sizeable role of this iconography, its symbolic power and its contribution to the discourse then characteristic of travel literature. Based upon specific observations or drawn purely from imagination, these pictorial and literary descriptions enable the identification of the principal stereotypes developed to characterize Gran Colombian women, despite the fact of their rich cultural multiplicity
La presente tesis busca llenar algunos vacíos existentes en los estudios sobre la representación iconográfica de las mujeres suramericanas. Debido a la ausencia de escuelas de Bellas Artes y talleres de impresión en la Gran Colombia hasta mediados del siglo XIX, la producción general de imágenes era escasa. Los artistas locales apostaban por retratar a hombres influyentes, particularmente los héroes de la naciente República, y las pocas obras sobre mujeres que se realizaban correspondían a santas o esposas de los altos funcionarios, representantes de la opulenta minoría criolla. Son entonces pocos los testimonios iconográficos que se conservan de la vida cotidiana de la mayoría de las mujeres de origen amerindio, mestizo, negro e incluso criollo. La Gran Colombia sufría además de la misma falta de atracción que aisló durante siglos a la Nueva Granada: en el imaginario de los viajeros europeos, la región no se comparaba con la legendaria riqueza de los virreinatos de Perú y Nueva España. Sólo hasta principios del siglo XIX, la América equinoccial se convirtió en un centro de interés tras las expediciones científicas de Humboldt y Bonpland. Gracias a sus múltiples publicaciones, varios viajeros franceses decidieron seguir sus pasos, publicando, además, sus relatos de viaje ilustrados con grabados y litografías. Unos trabajos que proveen el material necesario para suplir, al menos parcialmente, la ausencia de imágenes femeninas en la Gran Colombia. Hasta la fecha, esta iconografía no ha generado estudios históricos específicos pues ha sido considerada siempre ornamental y secundaria frente al texto de los relatos. El objetivo de este estudio es entonces demostrar lo contrario, revelando su papel protagónico, su poder simbólico y su influencia en el discurso literario característico de los relatos de viajeros. Por tanto, ya sean inspiradas por la imaginación o guiadas por la observación empírica, las descripciones pictóricas y literarias de estos relatos permiten la identificación de los principales estereotipos elaborados sobre las mujeres grancolombianas a pesar de su heterogeneidad cultural

Invasive plant species threaten native plant communities and inhibit efforts to restore disturbed landscapes. Surface coal mines in the Appalachian Mountains are some of the most disturbed landscapes in North America. Moreover, there is not a comprehensive understanding of the land cover characteristics of post- mined lands in Appalachia. Better information on mined lands' vegetative cover and ecosystem recovery status is necessary for implementation of effective environmental management practices. The invasive autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is abundant on former coal surface mines, often outcompeting native trees due to its faster growth rate. The frequent revisit time and spatial and spectral resolution of Landsat satellites make Landsat imagery well suited for mapping and characterizing land cover and forest recovery on former coal surface mines. I performed a multitemporal classification using a random forest analysis to map autumn olive on former and current surface coal mines in southwest Virginia. Imagery from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 were used as input data for the study. Calibration and validation data for use in model development were obtained using high-resolution aerial imagery. Results indicate that autumn olive cover is sufficiently dense to enable detection using Landsat imagery on approximately 12.6% of the current and former surface coal mines located in the study area that have been mined since the early 1980s. The classified map produced here had a user's and producer's accuracy of 85.3% and 78.6% respectively for the autumn olive coverage class. Overall accuracy in reference to an independent validation dataset was 96.8%. These results indicate that autumn olive growing on reclaimed coal mines in Virginia and elsewhere in the Appalachian coalfields can be mapped using Landsat imagery. Additionally, autumn olive occurrence is a significant landscape feature on former surface coal mines in the Virginia coalfields.
Master of Science

Considérant le monde de la mode en tant que champ de production et reproduction de significations, cette recherche propose une réflexion à propos des représentations du Brésil et des “brésilienités, ainsi que de l’actualisation et conformation des identités brésiliennes dans la mode nationale. Ayant comme départ une recherche de terrain au Brésil et en France, nous envisageons de comprendre les images de la nation qui sont créées dans le processus de nationalisation de la mode brésilienne. Parmi les questions analysées, il y a celle d’un corps brésilien exotique et érotique, bien que la perception du pays comme nature exubérante et paradis sous le tropique, et l’utilisation d’une “culture populaire” brésilienne par la mode et la consommation du luxe. Finalement, nous examinons la construction du Brésil en tant qu’un autre exotique, et la nationalisation des thématiques dans la mode brésilienne comme stratégie pour la globaliser.
Percebendo o mundo da moda como lugar de produção e veiculação de sentidos, procura-se desenvolver uma reflexão a respeito das representações de Brasil e “brasilidades”, e da atualização e conformação de identidades brasileiras na moda nacional. A partir de pesquisa de campo realizada no Brasil e na França, visamos compreender as imagens da Nação que são elaboradas na tentativa de nacionalizar a moda brasileira. Alguns dos elementos analisados dizem respeito às idéias de um corpo brasileiro erotizado e exotizado, do Brasil como natureza exuberante e paraíso nos trópicos, e dos usos da “cultura popular” brasileira pela alta moda e consumo de luxo. Por fim, discute-se a construção do Brasil enquanto outro exótico e o recurso à nacionalização das temáticas, por parte da moda brasileira, como meio para globalizá-la.
Conceiving fashion world as a field of production and trade of meanings, our intention is to think about the representations of Brazil and “brazilianess”, and of the actualization and the formation of brazilian identities in the country’s contemporary fashion. Starting from a multisited anthropological research in France and Brazil, we aim the understanding of some ideas of Brazil created in the process of nationalization of brazilian fashion. Some analysed elements refers to the idea of an erotic and exotic brazilian body, of Brazil as an exuberant nature and a paradise in the tropics, and the use by high fashion and luxury consumption of a brazilian “popular culture”. At last, we discuss the construction of Brazil as an “exotic other” and the strategy of nationalization of subjects by the brazilian fashion as a way of globalization.

“‘Am I Sexy Yet?’: Contextualizing the Movement of Exotic Dance and Its Effects on Female Dancers’ Self-image and Sexual Expression” looks at exotic dancing in three contexts––a pole fitness studio, a strip club, and a college dance concert––and how the movement is experienced by the dancers in each space. It questions how the movement changes meaning for the dancers, audience, and mainstream culture based on the context and location, even with similar content. Specifically, it analyzes how the experiences of the dancers affect their self confidence, sexuality, and sexual expression. Then, it applies Audre Lorde's “Uses of the Erotic” to their experiences to show how this movement can be looked at through a different lens as deeper, more freeing, and more transgressive than it is usually thought to be.

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Tese de doutorado com foco na audiodescrição, vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação do Centro de Educação da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Problematiza o acesso às imagens por pessoas com deficiência visual como direito à cidadania. A pesquisa qualitativa, ocorreu entre 2014 e 2017, no Instituto Luiz Braille do Espírito Santo, no Centro de Apoio Pedagógico (CAP) e no Centro Cultural Sesc Glória, todos em Vitória ES, com a participação de pessoas com deficiência visual de municípios do Espírito Santo, como Vitória, Vila Velha, Cariacica, Serra, Linhares e Aracruz. Procurou responder à pergunta: Como a audiodescrição, enquanto exercício exotópico, pode mediar o acesso às imagens por pessoas com deficiência visual e como isso se produz no Estado do Espírito Santo? Estabeleceu interlocução com Bakhtin, para dialogar sobre mediação, alteridade e exotopia; Walter Benjamin, para o estudo sobre Tradução e Reprodutibilidade Técnica, Schutz-Foerste e Ciavatta, para questões imagéticas, Oliver Sacks na análise das relações entre a pessoa com deficiência visual e o mundo imagético. Em especial, fundamentou-se nos diálogos com os sujeitos de pesquisa, pessoas com deficiência visual, dentre elas, a consultora de audiodescrição Aparecida Pereira Leite, que validou a audiodescrição das imagens apresentadas nesta tese e enriqueceu nosso estudo com seus depoimentos; além dos sujeitos do Instituto Luiz Braille, do Centro de Apoio Pedagógico (CAP) e dos espectadores da peça Ensaio Geral, provenientes de municípios diversos do estado do Espírito Santo. Nossas experiências e análises nos levaram a defender a tese de que a audiodescrição é uma prática incipiente no Estado do Espírito Santo e sua implementação e otimização impõe a necessidade do diálogo, na perspectiva da exotopia bakhtiniana. Busca possibilidades de realizar a mediação imagética com cegos, para além da tradução, mimésis ou interpretação.

To refine our knowledge and to adequately test hypotheses concerning theoretical and applied aspects of invasion biology, successful and unsuccessful invaders should be compared. This study investigated insect establishment patterns by comparing the climatic preferences and biological attributes of two groups of polyphagous insect species that are constantly intercepted at New Zealand's border. One group of species is established in New Zealand (n = 15), the other group comprised species that are not established (n = 21). In the present study the two groups were considered to represent successful and unsuccessful invaders. To provide background for interpretation of results of the comparative analysis, global areas that are climatically analogous to sites in New Zealand were identified by an eco-climatic assessment model, CLIMEX, to determine possible sources of insect pest invasion. It was found that south east Australia is one of the regions that are climatically very similar to New Zealand. Furthermore, New Zealand shares 90% of its insect pest species with that region. South east Australia has close trade and tourism links with New Zealand and because of its proximity a new incursion in that analogous climate should alert biosecurity authorities in New Zealand. Other regions in western Europe and the east coast of the United States are also climatically similar and share a high proportion of pest species with New Zealand. Principal component analysis was used to investigate patterns in insect global distributions of the two groups of species in relation to climate. Climate variables were reduced to temperature and moisture based principal components defining four climate regions, that were identified in the present study as, warm/dry, warm/wet, cool/dry and cool/moist. Most of the insect species established in New Zealand had a wide distribution in all four climate regions defined by the principal components and their global distributions overlapped into the cool/moist, temperate climate where all the New Zealand sites belong. The insect species that have not established in New Zealand had narrow distributions within the warm/wet, tropical climates. Discriminant analysis was then used to identify which climate variables best discriminate between species presence/absence at a site in relation to climate. The discriminant analysis classified the presence and absence of most insect species significantly better than chance. Late spring and early summer temperatures correctly classified a high proportion of sites where many insect species were present. Soil moisture and winter rainfall were less effective discriminating the presence of the insect species studied here. Biological attributes were compared between the two groups of species. It was found that the species established in New Zealand had a significantly wider host plant range than species that have not established. The lower developmental threshold temperature was on average, 4°C lower for established species compared with non-established species. These data suggest that species that establish well in New Zealand have a wide host range and can tolerate lower temperatures compared with those that have not established. No firm conclusions could be drawn about the importance of propagule pressure, body size, fecundity or phylogeny for successful establishment because data availability constrained sample sizes and the data were highly variable. The predictive capacity of a new tool that has potential for eco-climatic assessment, the artificial neural network (ANN), was compared with other well used models. Using climate variables as predictors, artificial neural network predictions were compared with binary logistic regression and CLIMEX. Using bootstrapping, artificial neural networks predicted insect presence and absence significantly better than the binary logistic regression model. When model prediction success was assessed by the kappa statistic there were also significant differences in prediction performance between the two groups of study insects. For established species, the models were able to provide predictions that were in moderate agreement with the observed data. For non-established species, model predictions were on average only slightly better than chance. The predictions of CLIMEX and artificial neural networks when given novel data, were difficult to compare because both models have different theoretical bases and different climate databases. However, it is clear that both models have potential to give insights into invasive species distributions. Finally the results of the studies in this thesis were drawn together to provide a framework for a prototype pest risk assessment decision support system. Future research is needed to refine the analyses and models that are the components of this system.

Um grande número de rochas de granulação grosseira tem valor agregado muito alto quando usadas como materiais de construção, as chamadas rochas exóticas. No entanto, existem problemas com a utilização desses materiais dado a sua fragilidade, que está relacionada com a sua textura muito heterogênea. No Brasil é empregado empiricamente um reforço (compósito) que utiliza resina epóxi e fibra de vidro para melhorar o desempenho mecânico de tais rochas quando empregadas como materiais de construção. Os objetivos da presente pesquisa foram estudar o reforço tradicional brasileiro (telagem) para determinar sua eficiência e, ao mesmo tempo, propor outras soluções de reforço alternativas e mais eficientes, e avaliá-las através da caracterização mecânica experimental. Foi proposto um critério denominado Declive Global para avaliar as tensões de serviço dos materiais pegmatíticos estudados, quando os reforços propostos foram aplicados. Para validar esse critério foi utilizado um sistema de correlação digital de imagem (CDI) para observar e medir o comportamento de deformação e fratura durante a realização de testes de flexão em 4 pontos. Tanto o critério proposto como a CDI mostraram que a propagação de fissuras ocorre muito antes do material atingir a carga máxima. O reforço alternativo proposto, que emprega resina epóxi e uma fibra de vidro 600 g/m² apresentou o melhor desempenho mecânico, elevando a carga de ruptura até 6x em comparação com as amostras onde nenhum reforço foi aplicado. Os resultados demonstrados pelos reforços propostos são promissores e aumentam a possibilidade de aplicar rochas exóticas frágeis como materiais de construção, além do critério proposto fornecer uma ferramenta importante para a compreensão mecânica prévia de produtos de rocha que utilizam reforços compósitos.
A great number of coarse-grained natural stones have very high added-value when used as building materials, the so called exotic stones. However, problems using these materials arise from its brittleness behavior, which are related to its very heterogeneous texture. Glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composite (GFRC) is being used to improve mechanical performance of such stones when employed as building materials. The objectives of this present investigation it were studying the Brazilian traditional reinforcement to determinate its efficiency and, at the same time, a number of alternative solutions were proposed and evaluated through experimental mechanical characterization. It was proposed a slope-based criterion to evaluate the useful service loads of pegmatitic materials when glass fiber-reinforcement is applied. To validate the proposed criterion, a digital image correlation (DIC) system was employed to observe and measure strain and fracture behavior during the realization of 4-point bending tests. Both proposed criterion and DIC show that crack propagation occurs long before the material reaches maximum load. GFRC acts as a crack inhibitor, raising the breaking load up to 6x in comparison with the specimens where no reinforcement was applied. The results from this study enhance the capability to apply such materials as building materials and provide an important tool to perform prior mechanical understanding of stone products using GFRC.

This master thesis explores the image of Japan in the artistic creations during Japonism in Sweden. Japan and Sweden first started trading in 1868 and knowledge about Japan in Sweden were limited at best. With the emergence of the Western art movement known as Japonism, ranging from 1858 to 1914, fascination for the unknown country grew in Europe. As the art movement Japonism became the first era of interest of Japan in Sweden, the portrayal and subsequent image of the country that emerged during this time is of interest to examine, as to better understand how Japan was imagined by Sweden. Herein, this study aims to analyse the portrayal of Japan in artworks from Swedish artists during Japonism in order to examine what components and ideas composed the image of Japan conveyed during Japonism. A collection of visual artworks depicting Japanese elements, based on Japonism associated artists and creators, have been collected using digital archives and databases to assess what is depicted and how by the creators. Japanese elements, such as objects, clothes, people and landscapes were subsequently analysed using a visual analysis based on researcher Jules David Prown’s three-step method of analysing historical objects. Using the concept of the image, as defined by scholar Torsten Burgman, as the basis of the analysis the depictions of Japanese elements are examined and categorised into several larger and smaller components. The examination is conducted within a framework of ethnocentrism and orientalism to contextualise the image of Japan with the thought structures in 19th century Sweden, as the creators portrayed Japan from both a Swedish and Western Eurocentric colonial perspective. As the source material is artistic depictions, an additional aesthetic framework was applied to contextualise the image of Japan with its artistic medium. Four major image components were found in the material: Japan presented as a commodity; Japanese things as something feminine; Japan as something faraway and exotic, contrasting the West; and Japan as a reference or commentary on the ongoing Japonism movement. The image of Japan found in these depictions of Swedish Japonism was a Eurocentric and ethnocentric understanding of the country. Japan and Japanese things, were imagined as something exotic and beautiful, and usually conveyed as exotic commercial flair for Western women.

Essa tese estuda os trabalhos de duas organisações que atuam na prevenção do turismo sexual de crianças e adolescentes, Ecpat na Suécia e Resposta no Brasil. Os tópicos estudados referem-se a como essas entidades organizam suas campanhas e quais as mensagens que elas enfocam. Também estuda-se o Código de Conduta/The Code of Conduct, um instrumento usado pelas duas organizações no intuito de facilitar a indústria do turismo a se comprometer na prevenção do turismo sexual de crianças e adolescentes. Desse modo, analiza-se os materiais de propaganda das agências suecas de viajem bem como faz-se um estudo geral sobre a propaganda brasileira de turismo desde a década de 1960.
This thesis studies the work of two organisations working to prevent child sex tourism, Ecpat in Sweden and Resposta in Brazil. Issues dealt with cover how the organisations campaign and what messages they choose to focus upon. I have also looked closer at the Code of Conduct, a tool used by both organisations to make the tourism industry committed to the prevention of child sex tourism. I have further analysed advertisement material from Swedish travel agencies and made a quick exposé over the Brazil tourism advertisements since the 1960s.

碩士
高雄餐旅學院
餐旅管理研究所在職專班
97
This study was aimed to investigate the effects of country of origin iamge and exotic food image on purchase intention for Japanese and Thai cuisines. A total of 500 quiestionnaires were distributed in Taiwan from May to July of 2008, by using a snowballing approach, which resulted in 367 valid surveys, yeilding a response rate of 73.4%. The findings showed that the majority of participants were unmarried female, in the 21-30-year-old age group, and with monthly income less than NT $50000 dollar. In addition, results illustrated that participants held different views about Japanese and Thai cuisines. They perceived Japan as a high developed country with a better quality of products, a high quality of life, and a competitive educational system. On the other hand, they regarded Thailand as a country with a special religious, lifestyle, and culture. Furthermore, participants indicated that they preferred to experience exotic food tastes and food-consumption practices while trying exotic cuisines. For example, restaurants can display the original country culture for customers to have exotic experiences. Overall, the evaluations of country of origin image and exotic food image were positively realted to respondents’ purchase intentions for Japanese and Thai cuisines.

碩士
世新大學
觀光學研究所(含碩專班)
94
After the industry revolution, people changed and go a step further from original thinking. In this situation, each various position was different. The change in food is an interesting topic. That is a basic necessary and symbol of culture to the life. As the development of economy, people value the quality of life highly. There are different from the old age, a plain living. Besides, many people are willing to taste new flavor when migrate to the other countries. And they choose on the basis of competitive. Taiwan is a developing country. According to the report in 2005, March, 64.12% of 2546 restaurants in Taipei are foreign restaurants. People above 177 thousand have a diet outside everyday in Taiwan. Because of that, they cost lots of money for food more and more, and the rate was kited 10.9%. By this article, we get more information from customer is the main purpose to research. How to comparison of each country foods product image, and explore a source of image for each country foods. Product, knowledge, Product character, Consumer attitude. Is the consumer desire to purchase a difference remarkable? Research for finding a result. First, consumer remarkable effect on source of each country foods, consumer effect to decide on a policy. Japan and Italy are well image country; India is a bad image country. Second, the knowledge of diet from the different country won't influence the attitude and desire of purchase for the consumers. Third, the seven properties of products, the most important characters "sense of taste", "Have a meal of comfortable condition" and then "Product quality". "Price" all of those is the major factors for consumer. for consumer.

碩士
南華大學
旅遊管理學系旅遊管理碩士班
101
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among exotic restaurants image, satisfaction and loyalty as well as clarify the moderating influences of familiarity in their relationships. A total of 296 valid questionnaires were collected from a sample of customers in Thai Town Cuisine. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate a model linking exotic restaurants image, satisfaction to loyalty. 　 　　As expected, the results show that customers having greater restaurants image leads to a high level of satisfaction and loyalty; satisfaction also positively and significantly influenced loyalty. The findings further revealed that familiarity moderated the effect of the relationships among exotic restaurants image, satisfaction and loyalty. This indicates that the higher the level of familiarity, the larger is the likelihood that satisfaction will lead to greater loyalty; the lower the level of familiarity, the larger is the likelihood that exotic restaurants image will lead to greater loyalty. The results are suggested to be useful references for the exotic restaurants’ managers while improving restaurants image(low familiarity) and satisfaction(high familiarity), in order to increase the level of loyalty.

碩士
靜宜大學
觀光事業學系
104
Recent years in Taiwan, lots of exotic restaurants including Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States foods were developed, and then, the restaurant owners have to satisfy customers’ needs so as to survive under the very competitive environment. Thus, the study aimed to examine the relationships among customer’s brand image, perceived value, satisfaction, and loyalty toward exotic restaurants. A total of two hundred and eighty-four samples were investigated around art museum parkway area in in Taichung City. The study results indicated that (1) Japanese restaurant was rated as the highest brand imagine by customers; (2) There were significantly positive relationships among customer’s brand image, perceived value, satisfaction, and loyalty; (3) The higher perceived value was, the more satisfaction of eating experiences customer might had; and (4) In general, customer had higher willingness to publicize for the restaurant after finished meals.