Focus on World Festivals: contemporary case studies and perspectives

Abstract

This book is a companion to Focus on Festivals, it is written by a varied mix of academics, practitioners and cultural commentators. It expands many of the central themes and issues to reach a global understanding of festivals. The key themes this book discusses are: – The nature of festivals, festivalisation and the growth of festival provision around the world Interest in festival’s potential economic, social, place-making and political impacts Festivals as ‘glocal’ players The relationship between festivals and tourism The management and business of festivals in different locations responding to differing social, political and market contexts The role of festivals in identity making Festivals as sites of participation, co-creation and experiences