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Focus On Festivals

Contemporary European case studies and perspectives

Chris Newbold, Christopher Maughan, Jennie Jordan, Franco Bianchini

ISBN: 978-1-910158-15-9 HBK; 978-1-910158-16-6 PBK
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-15-9-2599


About this book | Section 1. Perspectives and Debates | About the authors | Buy now
"a valuable tool for students, scholars, and festival practitioners in diverse disciplines because it provides an initial understanding of European contemporary festivals and connects them in both theoretical and practical domains." Annals of Tourism Research 54 (2015) 222–242

"...provides a holistic overview of all issues that someone should consider when designing, implementing, and assessing the impact of festivals on their various stakeholders. Hence, the book is a useful reading to festival/event managers, destination managers, and event management students alike." Tourism Analysis, Vol. 22, (2017) pp. 591–596

This book presents a contemporary overview of our most ubiquitous cultural phenomena - festivals. It is able to do so by taking a powerful and unique case-study focused, theoretically rigorous and pan-European approach.

It comes from a hugely expert and experienced team of editors and authors drawn from across Europe and is based on the groundbreaking work of the European Festival Research Project (EFRP). The EFRP and the book are focused on understanding the causes and implications of the current growth in festivals internationally, and the implications this has across major sectors ranging from tourism to culture.

The key themes the books brings out are:
  • The politics, programming, impacts, governance and management of festivals;
  • The social, cultural, political, economic and physical contexts in which festivals operate;
  • The potential of festivals to explore and stimulate a more risk-oriented approach to the arts;
  • Key conclusions, trends, forecasts and recommendations for the sector in the future.
The exciting range of real world examples and the mix of practical and academic contributions provides readers with a broad perspective across agendas from economic regeneration and tourism, to education and social inclusion.

An indispensable text for students in arts and festival management, events, tourism, hospitality and cultural policy and management courses. It is also essential reading for festival and events managers, public authorities and existing and potential sponsors.

Publication and Prices


Pub Date: January 2015
Hardback: £75, Euro 96, US$ 120
Paperback: £35.00, Euro 45, US$ 56
E-Chapter: £4.99, Euro 5.99, US$ 7.99 each
A paperback copy is available on inspection to bona fide lecturers-conditions apply.

Introduction: Focusing on Festivals (Newbold, Jordan, Bianchini & Maughan)

Section 1. Perspectives and Debates


Introduction (Maughan & Jordan)
Chapter 1 Festivals – Why – What – When? A case study of Berlin (Hertling)
Chapter 2 Festivalisation: patterns and limits (Négrier)
Chapter 3 Festivals, Urbanity and the Public Sphere: reflections on European festivals (Sassatelli)
Chapter 4 Festivals, Conformity and Socialisation (Szabó)
Chapter 5 Festivals as Communities of Practice: learning by doing and knowledge networks amongst artist (Comunian)
Chapter 6 Festivals of Transition: Greenlight Festival, Leicester (Fletcher)

Section 2. Leadership and Management


Introduction (Jordan)
Chapter 7 How to Flow: a case study on an urban music festival in Helsinki (Silvanto)
Chapter 8 Romaeuropa Festival: a case study (Argano)
Chapter 9 Festival Leadership in Turbulent Times (Jordan)
Chapter 10 The Mladi levi Festival, Ljubljana: a case study (Koprivsek)
Chapter 11 The Diggers’ Festival: key issues in organising a community festival that has ‘political’ connotations (Norton)
Chapter 12 Volunteering for Festivals: why and how? ( Autissier)
Chapter 13 Festival City – Rotterdam (Dooghe)

Section 3. Impacts, Communities and Places


Introduction (Newbold)
Chapter 14 The Enchanted City, The Festive Week in Holstebro: an experiential and social cultural space (Winkelhorn)
Chapter 15 Operaestate Festival Veneto: a socio-cultural and economic analysis (Carnelli)
Chapter 16 Street Performances: the perverse effects of festivals (Gaber)
Chapter 17 Diaspora Community Festivals and Tourism: a UK perspective (Fu, Long & Thomas)
Chapter 18 Mela in the UK: a ‘travelled’ and ‘habituated’ festival (Kaushal & Newbold)
Chapter 19 A View from Australia (Archer)

Section 4. The Future of Festivals


Introduction (Bianchini & Maughan)
Chapter 20 Festivals in the Network Society (Richards)
Chapter 21 The Public Festival: inspiration and interconnectivity at the heart of festivals (Deventer)
Chapter 22 ‘Belonging and Unbelonging’: the cultural purpose of festivals (Gordziejko)
Chapter 23 Transnational Festivals, a European Alternative: Les Boreales and Reims Scenes d’Europe (Autissier)
Chapter 24 Some Thoughts on the Future of European Festivals (Faivre d’Arcier)
Chapter 25 Some Reflections on the Future of Festival Practice in Europe (Austen)
Index
Introduction: Focusing on Festivals (Newbold, Jordan, Bianchini & Maughan)

Section 1. Perspectives and Debates


Introduction (Maughan & Jordan)
Chapter 1 Festivals – Why – What – When? A case study of Berlin (Hertling)
Chapter 2 Festivalisation: patterns and limits (Négrier)
Chapter 3 Festivals, Urbanity and the Public Sphere: reflections on European festivals (Sassatelli)
Chapter 4 Festivals, Conformity and Socialisation (Szabó)
Chapter 5 Festivals as Communities of Practice: learning by doing and knowledge networks amongst artist (Comunian)
Chapter 6 Festivals of Transition: Greenlight Festival, Leicester (Fletcher)

Section 2. Leadership and Management


Introduction (Jordan)
Chapter 7 How to Flow: a case study on an urban music festival in Helsinki (Silvanto)
Chapter 8 Romaeuropa Festival: a case study (Argano)
Chapter 9 Festival Leadership in Turbulent Times (Jordan)
Chapter 10 The Mladi levi Festival, Ljubljana: a case study (Koprivsek)
Chapter 11 The Diggers’ Festival: key issues in organising a community festival that has ‘political’ connotations (Norton)
Chapter 12 Volunteering for Festivals: why and how? ( Autissier)
Chapter 13 Festival City – Rotterdam (Dooghe)

Section 3. Impacts, Communities and Places


Introduction (Newbold)
Chapter 14 The Enchanted City, The Festive Week in Holstebro: an experiential and social cultural space (Winkelhorn)
Chapter 15 Operaestate Festival Veneto: a socio-cultural and economic analysis (Carnelli)
Chapter 16 Street Performances: the perverse effects of festivals (Gaber)
Chapter 17 Diaspora Community Festivals and Tourism: a UK perspective (Fu, Long & Thomas)
Chapter 18 Mela in the UK: a ‘travelled’ and ‘habituated’ festival (Kaushal & Newbold)
Chapter 19 A View from Australia (Archer)

Section 4. The Future of Festivals


Introduction (Bianchini & Maughan)
Chapter 20 Festivals in the Network Society (Richards)
Chapter 21 The Public Festival: inspiration and interconnectivity at the heart of festivals (Deventer)
Chapter 22 ‘Belonging and Unbelonging’: the cultural purpose of festivals (Gordziejko)
Chapter 23 Transnational Festivals, a European Alternative: Les Boreales and Reims Scenes d’Europe (Autissier)
Chapter 24 Some Thoughts on the Future of European Festivals (Faivre d’Arcier)
Chapter 25 Some Reflections on the Future of Festival Practice in Europe (Austen)
Index

About the authors

Chris Newbold, School of Arts, De Montfort University, UK
Christopher Maughan, Freelance writer and researcher, UK
Jennie Jordan, School of Arts, De Montfort University, UK
Franco Bianchini, Leeds Beckett University, UK

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