Festival activism / edited by David A. McDonald, Andrew Snyder, and Jeremy Reed.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDonald, David A., 1976- editor.

Snyder, Andrew (Ethnomusicologist), editor.

Reed, Jeremy (Ethnomusicologist), editor.

Series:

Activist encounters in folklore and ethnomusicology http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/746d9d3e-aee3-4ed4-2d4f-279a287b6bd7

Activist encounters in folklore and ethnomusicology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music festivals--Social aspects.

Music festivals.

Music festivals--Political aspects.

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Music--Political aspects.

Activism.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

vi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"For decades, festivals have been important sites of inquiry for folklorists and ethnomusicologists alike as celebrations of culture. Moving beyond traditional discussions of staged culture and multiculturalism, however, this edited volume explores how festivals may be mobilized as strategic forms of direct action. Festival Activism is a diverse collection of case studies from scholars, performers, and arts administrators, all of whom deftly argue that festivals do more than simply celebrate culture; they also shape culture, creating new forms of aspirational community with direct political effects. Specifically, this volume addresses the many ways festivals provide resources for imagining and enacting social change, alternative citizenship, and long-term political transformation, revealing how performers, participants, and organizers encounter and challenge the myriad forms of violence that frame their worlds. With its emphasis on activism, direct action, and social justice, Festival Activism points toward a new paradigm in festival research, one that focuses on decolonial and justice-oriented methods to illuminate festivals' latent political potential"--Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : festival activism / David A. McDonald, Andrew Snyder, Jeremy Reed

Disruption. Carnival arts and "freedom dreams" : an ethnography of culture, power, and black political struggle in London's carnival scene / Deonte L. Harris

Rethinking relational geometries in musical events in Europe : artistic devices and activist implications / Filippo Bonini Baraldi

Refuge. An accessible carnival : festivity, inclusion, and disability in Rio de Janeiro / Andrew Snyder

The festivalization of feminism, DIY music, and intersecting identities at Ladyfests / Louise Barrière

Renewal. Love songs that protest : sentipensante music making as postneoliberal activism in the neighborhood tango festivals of Buenos Aires / Jennie Gubner

Al-Balad theater : festivals as sites of social action and community development in neoliberal Jordan / Jeremy Reed, Serene Huleileh

Resignifying traditional festive culture for progressive ends in Portugal / Miguel Moniz

Deliberation. Another possible world : transnotional activism activism at WOMAD / James Nissen

Babaláwo and Bataleras : translocal academic and ritual activism at the Festival of the Caribbean (Festival del Caribe) in Eastern Santiago de Cuba / Ruthie Meadows

Festival study as a framework for dialogic social justice : a perspective from Johannesburg / Oladele Ayorinde

Futurity. Festival futurity at the Palestine Music Expo / David A. McDonald

"The many ways we are alike" : the perils of multiculturalism in Boise's World Village Festival / Kimberly Marshall, Steven Hatcher

Afterword : the work that music festivals do / Eric Fillion, Ajay Heble.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Festival activism.

ISBN:

9780253074263

0253074266

9780253074270

0253074274

OCLC:

1477208927

Publisher Number:

90102785882