Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses 5-2016 Regulating the Violent Past: Methods in Dark Tourism Jean Pietrowski
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[email protected]. THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Regulating the Violent Past: Methods in Dark Tourism A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MUSEUM STUDIES HISTORY DEPARTMENT BY Jean Pietrowski May 2016 Table of Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………1 2. Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast…………………………………………………………7 a. Interview with Lizzie Borden Staff………………………………………………10 b. Recommendation………………………………………………………………...11 3. Alcatraz Island, NPS…………………………………………………………………....14 a. Interview with Alcatraz Staff…………………………………………………….18 b. Recommendation………………………………………………………………...20 4. Sloss Furnaces, National Historic Landmark………………………………………...22 a. Interview with Sloss Furnaces Staff……………………………………………..25 b. Recommendation………………………………………………………………...28 5. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………....29 a. Interview………………………………………………………………………....30 b. Recommendation………………………………………………………………...31