Thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1977. / Photocopy of typescript. Bibliography: leaves 196-208.

Le tourisme est considéré comme un phénomène récent qui a gagné en popularité avec l'augmentation du temps libre et de l'amélioration dans les moyens de transport. Notre recherche se concentre sur deux stations balnéaires : La Baule en France et Bournemouth au Royaume-Uni. Ces destinations ont été créées ex-nihilo par le tourisme et ont gagné en popularité dès le 19e siècle. La recherche statistique montre qu'elles ont progressivement évolué vers les villes où le tourisme reste l'un des facteurs importants de l'économie. Nos recherches et des interviews à La Baule et Bournemouth montrent que ces deux sites sont en train de devenir des destinations populaires d'habitation, que ce soit pour la retraite ou pour posséder des résidences secondaires. La Baule reste une destination privilégiée où les résidences secondaires qppartiennent, pour la plupart à des personnes venant de la région parisienne ainsi que de l'agglomération nantaise. Bournemouth a vu une popularité accrue grâce à son investissement dans "l'éducation", que ce soit les écoles de langue ou de la célèbre université de Bournemouth. L'activité économique accrue en raison d'une augmentation de la population locale a mis la pression sur la demande de logements. Les deux stations, Bournemouth et La Baule, sont des destinations qui semblent avoir surmonté le facteur "saisonnier", alors qu'auparavant elles étaient obligées de vivre avec. Notre recherche montre qu'avec la diversité de l'activité économique dans les stations balnéaires étudiées, le post-tourisme est en place à la fois dans La Baule et à Bournemouth. Ces villes sont attendues à croître et rester attractives pour le tourisme mais resteront populaires comme destinations pour y habiter toute l'année. / Tourism is considered a recent phenomenon that gained popularity with increase in leisure time and better means of transport. Our research focuses on two beach resorts : La Baule in France and Bournemouth in the United Kingdom. These destinations were created ex-nihilo by tourism and gained popularity in the 19th century. Statistical research shows that they have gradually evolved into cities wherein tourism remains one of the important factors in the economy. Our field research and interviews in La Baule and Bournemouth shows that both these sites are evolving into favoured destinations for "living" : be it for retirement or for owning second homes. La Baule remains a favoured destination where second homes are owned by people coming from the Paris region as well as the neighbouring city of Nantes. Bournemouth has seen an increased popularity thanks ti its investment in "education" : be it language schools or the famed Bournemouth University. The increased economic activity due to an increase in the local population has put pressure on housing demand. Both Bournemouth and La Baule are destinations that seem to have overcome the "seasonality" facror that most tourism destinations were once forced to live with. Our research shows that with the diversity of economic activity in Beach resorts, post-tourism is in place in both. La Baule and Bournemouth. These cities are expected to grow and remain attractive for tourism but will remain popular as destinations for residents who will live therein through the year.

Past, Present, Future is an immersive and interactive art installation that seeks to put displaced Congolese and African artwork - commonly displayed in world museums - into their original cultural context. The exhibit's immersive experience sheds light on the colonial exploitation of African peoples and their lifestyles: specifically the expropriation of lived African spiritual and artistic expressions. These artifacts - sometimes stolen outright, sometimes obtained through imbalanced terms of trade, and sometimes obtained by fair bargain - often appear in exhibits as disembodied objects devoid of explanation or reinterpreted through the conceptions of the exploiters. This phenomenon has historically supported the consciousness of colonialism and now of post- and neo-colonialism, maintaining its propagation through museums, schools, and other institutions worldwide. The exhibition is composed of a virtual environment in addition to projection mapping. The visual, aural, and interactive elements engage with and challenge the viewer's culturally conditioned ways of thought regarding artwork "consumption." This thesis, building on the exhibition, examines the possibilities of employing evolving technology and coding toward the long-term task of "softly" repatriating displaced artifacts while starting a conversation about physical repatriation and providing a model that Congolese scholars and artists can use to preserve and reclaim their cultural heritage. / Master of Fine Arts / Pieces of art from Congo and much of Africa are often perceived in the Western world as exotic objects to be looked at and photographed. To the Congolese people, those objects are an essential part of their ongoing life. It goes without saying that they are central to the collective spirit, sense of the world, cultural identity, and ancestral history. Past, Present, Future is an immersive art installation that takes displaced works from Congo and other settings in Africa and restores their living context through a Congolese artist's lens. This paper examines the process by which they were extracted from their home and found their way onto Western institutions, what they were and what was lost, and how through contemporary technology-integrated creative expression, they may be made whole for the enrichment of those from whom they came, their current hosts, and people everywhere.