本研究旨在探討台灣當代旅遊明信片消費的情形與特性,關注於旅遊明信片收藏者購買與收藏行為的符號意義與認同,以及旅遊產業與觀光凝視之間的關聯。研究方法採用旅遊明信片收藏者的深度訪談與旅遊明信片的文本分析,以檢視旅遊明信片在旅遊消費當中扮演的角色。 研究發現,旅遊明信片收藏者購買與收藏行為是受到自我認同與社會認同的影響與支持,藉由旅遊明信片建立出另一種旅遊消費的生活風格;大眾媒體固然會影響旅者的觀光凝視,但是旅者本身會利用旅遊明信片與景觀對話,形成二次凝視。 消費旅遊明信片只是認同旅遊一種方式,同時,它也被旅遊工業賦予隱藏式的功能,即是刺激旅遊明信片收藏者旅遊的動機。
This thesis probes into the consumption situations and characteristics of contemporary postcrds in Taiwan. The main purpose of this study focuses on people enjoying to purchase and collect postcards during trips. Their identities and consumption behavior change in tourism industry. There are two research methods in the study, including in-dephth interview of lovers of consuming postcards and text analysis of tourist gaze and writing about postcards. The conclusion of this research is induced as follows: 1. The symbolic consumption supports their keeping purchasing and collecting behavior and influences their self identities and social identity. 2. The lovers of postcards place importance on second gaze by tourist experience, not tourist gaze. 3. The consuming postcards identify with tour and these postcards urge them to travel abroad.