{"product_id":"reimagining-community-festivals-and-events","title":"Reimagining Community Festivals and Events","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates and builds on Alan Clarke (1956–2021) and Allan Jepson’s 2015 book \u003ci\u003eExploring Community Festivals and Events\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55318721364312,"sku":"9781032552538","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032552538.jpg?v=1770524132","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reimagining-community-festivals-and-events","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}