# Jetzt – Gespräche über Identitäten – An den Grenzen des Tourismus

Jetzt – Gespräche über Identitäten – An den Grenzen des Tourismus at ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 17:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich
- With: Stefan Forster, Lena Tovar
- Go to page: https://intern.zhdk.ch/?agenda/detail&vid=63102

A public talk and discussion on travel as a cultural technique. Stefan Forster, Professor of Tourism and Sustainable Development at ZHAW, talks with Lena Tovar about travelling in Switzerland, from Alpine clichés and Overtourism to Slow Travel. The series «Jetzt» by the ZHdK subject area Trends & Identity deals with identities and questions of the present. Topics include self-images and external perceptions, folklore, exoticisation, destination marketing, and the strain tourism puts on climate, environment and local infrastructure.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 17:30 — ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

Written by a model, sources: [intern.zhdk.ch](https://intern.zhdk.ch/?agenda/detail&vid=63102)

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