Festivals and Values : Music, Community Engagement and Organisational Symbolism / Waldemar Kuligowski, Marcin Poprawski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuligowski, Waldemar, 1972- author.

Poprawski, Marcin, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Series:

Culture in policy making

Culture in Policy Making: The symbolic universes of social action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music festivals--Social aspects.

Music festivals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Introduction: Festivalising Values

References

Chapter 2: Festivals: Between Sacred Ritual and the Consumerist Profane

Chapter 3: Values at Festivals: What and How to Research

Chapter 4: Axionormativity as a Practice

Surveys

Organisers

Websites

Iconosphere

Additional Programmes

Fan Practices

Art-Based Research

Conclusions

Appendix: Festivals and Values: Drawings

Chapter 5: From Imitation to Creation: About a Certain Case of a Community-based Festival

Chapter 6: Festivals and Local Cultural Ecosystems: The Comparative Perspectives of Audiences and Organisers

The Festival as a Model of Cross-Sector Synergy in Culture

Festival-Friendly Organisational Models?

The Relations Between Festivals and Policy Makers in Their Local Contexts

The Festival as a Space for Integrating Various Groups of the Audience

Festival Missions Explicitly Expressed: A Threshold to the Axionormative Dimension of Festivals as Organisations

Chapter 7: Organisational Symbolism and Festival Planning Practices

Organisational Culture and Festivals as Organisations

Organisational Symbolism and Festival Format

Festival Planning from the Perspective of Organisational Symbolism

Festivals and Consensual Planning: Examples of Empathetic Integration of Work and Leisure Time

Possession and Ownership of the Plan: The Festival Organiserþs Attachment to and Control over the Programme of Festival Events

The Dreams, Fantasies, and Aspirations of Festival Organisers Located in Their Planning

Festival Crisis Mode Planning and Organisational Heroism

Planning in Terms of the Perception of Time and the Rhythm of Action.

Total Management, the Tendency of Wanting to Control Everything. Cloud Distractors

Festival Planning in Times of Plague and Sanitary Restrictions

Chapter 8: The Organisational Artefacts and Organisational Rituals of Festivals

Organisational Symbolism and the Identities of Festivals Co-creators

Organisational Artefacts as the Object of Organisational Studies

The Symbolic Power of Festival Names, Logos, and Slogans as Organisational Artefacts

Festival Logos and Graphic Design as Organisational Artefacts

The Festival Poster as an Expression of Values

The Festival Wristband as an Artefact of Access and Identity

Festival T-shirts and Clothing Elements as Signs of Festival Identity

The Symbolic Significance of the Festival Gate and Barriers: The Organisersþ Perspective

Festival Organisersþ Talismans

Festival Chronicles and Other Forms of Recording as Carriers of Organisational Memory

Festival Sanitary Facilities

Festivals and Organisational Rituals in Practice

Organisational Rituals at the Start and End of the Festival

Audience-initiated Organisational Rituals

Chapter 9: Festival People. The Professional Identities of Festival Organisers

The Founder, Originators, Leaders, and Heroes of the Festival

The Strength of the Festival Organising Team

The Many-Headed Dragon and the Organisational Heroism

Festival Volunteers

Security Guards: The Iconic Representative of the Festival Organiser

The Festival as a Human Being: An Exercise in Festival Personification

Chapter 10: Festivals, Space, and Values

The Festival as a Compact and Intensive Organisational Format. Attempts to Define the Festival and the Meaning of Space

The Festival as a Place at the End of the World

A Festival Without a Festival.

Circular Space and Its Role in Audience Integration

The Multiplicity and Simultaneity of Music Scenes

Festival Stages and Their Appearance, Practicality, and Symbolic Dimension

The Scale of the Event, the Space, Its Limits and Conditions

The Festival as a Natural Space for Integration. Festivals Blur Boundaries

The Festival Village Phenomenon

Cleanliness of the Festival Space

Ecological Values and Festival Spaces

Aesthetic Qualities of Festival Spaces

The Choice and Importance of Location: A Festival ``with a Viewþþ

The Format and Location of the Festival as an Opportunity to Shape Attitudes and Habits

Balance, Maintaining a Scale Appropriate to Needs, Resources, and Local Conditions

Local Service Providers, Subcontractors, and Festival Partners

Festival Organisers Crossing Their Own Space

Appendix: Festivals and Values: Photographic Material

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 18, 2024).

ISBN:

3031397525

9783031397523

Publisher Number:

99995460157

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.