Reimagining Community Festivals and Events

<p>This book celebrates and builds on Alan Clarke (1956–2021) and Allan Jepson’s 2015 book <i>Exploring Community Festivals and Events</i>. It showcases how far the study of community festivals and events has come in the intervening years and in so doing it is a response to recent calls for researchers to take a more critical approach to event studies.</p><p>This is an interdisciplinary book that draws together empirical research across a wide range of community event types sizes and within diverse communities. Chapters in this book are grouped into four themes that highlight the breadth and depth of work being done: reviving and maintaining tradition(s); a focus on belonging; challenges and tensions; and innovations in teaching and research. Another of its core strengths is its international perspective – the book encompasses research from around the world including Turkey Portugal Greece India the UK the US Austria and New Zealand. There is also a diverse range of theoretical lenses applied to the study of community events and some innovative methodologies used to achieve research aims and objectives.</p><p>This volume will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of critical event studies cultural studies place-making tourism music sociology and geography. Several chapters also provide insights and key learnings for those lecturing and working in event management and industry professionals.</p>