Making sense of how festivals demonstrate a community's sense of place
Derrett, RM 2003, 'Making sense of how festivals demonstrate a community's sense of place', Event Management, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 49-58.
ANZSRC Fields of Research
1506 Tourism
Abstract
The cultural aspects of a “way of life of a place” and a “sense of community” help us to better understand the processes of change being experienced in regional Australia. This article explores how community-based festivals grow over time to reflect the values, interests, and aspirations of residents. It presents observations of the nature of four community cultural festivals in destinations in the northern rivers region of NSW. The investigation explores how a sense of community and place are linked to such events. It seeks to establish how festivals develop and manage the tensions generated by different community voices. How community festivals reflect the community’s sense of itself and its place validates the substantial shared interest by residents and visitors in such events.
URL: http://epubs.scu.edu.au/era/20
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