Focus on World Festivals
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-55-5-2822 | ISBN: 978-1-910158-55-5 |
Published: February 2016 | Component type: book |
Abstract
A contemporary overview of festival activity from around the world based on over 30 case studies drawn from every continent. Through its case-study focus it examines different types and genres of festival across the world; considers in detail specific festivals in specific contexts; looks at management and organisational issues in festival provision, and illustrates debates and theories pertaining to festivals throughout the world.
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Contributors
- Chris Newbold, De Montfort University (Editor)
- Jennie Jordan, De Montfort University (Editor)
Cite as
Newbold & Jordan, 2016
Newbold, C. & Jordan, J. (2016) Focus on World Festivals. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-55-5-2822
Chapters
Chapter 1 The Festivalisation of Contemporary Life (Jordan)
Chapter 4 Visual Arts Festivals and Globalisation, The rise of biennials (Sassatelli)
Chapter 5 Animating Places, A new festival phenomenon (Maguire)
Chapter 7 Leicester, Festival City, or a City with Festivals (Brown)
Chapter 8 Perspective of Taiwan Lantern Festival (Huang)
Chapter 10 Rock in Rio, The Festival (Martin)
Chapter 12 Large Festivals – Great Struggles (Szabó)
Chapter 16 Are You Having a Laugh, Comedy and Festivals in the 21st Century (Maughan & Radošević)
Chapter 18 Visualising National Life, The Hornbill Festival as Culture and Politics (Longkumer)
Chapter 20 China, Rehabilitating Festivals (Newbold & Xiang)
Chapter 21 Festivals that Change Lives (Gaber)
Chapter 22 A Holy Week Carnival, The Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Bogotá (Vignolo)
Chapter 23 Dia de los Muertos and its Representation of Calaveras (Bradfield)
Chapter 25 Off the Beaten Track (Archer)
Chapter 27 The Festive Culture of Trinidad and Tobago (Riggio)
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