LEADER 04925oam 2200781Ia 450 001 9910813665403321 005 20240116204020.0 010 $a1-283-14746-7 010 $a9786613147462 010 $a1-84541-168-4 024 7 $a10.21832/9781845411688 035 $a(CKB)2560000000058413 035 $a(EBL)717994 035 $a(OCoLC)704285381 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000469135 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12141715 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469135 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10510104 035 $a(PQKB)10133392 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC717994 035 $a(DE-B1597)541820 035 $a(OCoLC)1135590288 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781845411688 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL717994 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10478184 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL314746 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000058413 100 $a20100927d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aFestival places $erevitalising rural Australia /$fedited by Chris Gibson and John Connell 210 $aBristol, UK ;$aTonawanda, NY $cChannel View Publications$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (307 pages) 225 1 $aTourism and cultural change 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-84541-166-8 311 0 $a1-84541-167-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Figures and Tables --$tContributors --$tPreface --$tChapter 1. The Extent and Significance of Rural Festivals --$tChapter 2. Histories of Agricultural Shows and Rural Festivals in Australia --$tChapter 3. Rural Festivals and Processes of Belonging --$tChapter 4. Local Leadership and Rural Renewal through Festival Fun: The Case of Snow Fest --$tChapter 5. Economic Benefits of Rural Festivals and Questions of Geographical Scale: The Rusty Gromfest Surf Carnival --$tChapter 6. Greening Rural Festivals: Ecology, Sustainability and Human?Nature Relations --$tChapter 7. Performing Culture as Political Strategy: The Garma Festival, Northeast Arnhem Land --$tChapter 8. ?Our Spirit Rises from the Ashes?: Mapoon Festival and History?s Shadow --$tChapter 9. Birthday Parties and Flower Shows, Musters and Multiculturalism: Festivals in Post-War Gympie --$tChapter 10. On Display: Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show and the Assembly of Place --$tChapter 11. Elvis in the Country: Transforming Place in Rural Australia --$tChapter 12. Marketing a Sustainable Rural Utopia: The Evolution of a Community Festival --$tChapter 13. Chill Out: A Festival ?Out? in the Country --$tChapter 14. Bring in Your Washing: Family Circuses, Festivity and Rural Australia --$tChapter 15. Culturing Commitment: Serious Leisure and the Folk Festival Experience --$tChapter 16. Tartans, Kilts and Bagpipes: Cultural Identity and Community Creation at the Bundanoon is Brigadoon Scottish Festival --$tChapter 17. What is Wangaratta to Jazz? The (Re)creation of Place, Music and Community at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival --$tIndex 330 $aFestivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging? What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions? This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes; from wildflower collecting to the cosmopolitan beats of ChillOut, Australia?s largest non-metropolitan gay and lesbian festival. Festivals as diverse as youth surfing carnivals, country music musters, Aboriginal gatherings in the remote Australian outback, Scottish highland gatherings and German Christmas celebrations are united in their emphasis on community, conviviality and fun. 410 0$aTourism and cultural change. 606 $aFestivals$zAustralia 606 $aFestivals$zAustralia$vCase studies 606 $aCountry life$zAustralia 607 $aAustralia$xSocial life and customs 610 $abelonging. 610 $acommunity. 610 $adestination development. 610 $afestivals. 610 $aidentity. 610 $amarketing. 610 $arural Australia. 615 0$aFestivals 615 0$aFestivals 615 0$aCountry life 676 $a394.230994 701 $aGibson$b Chris$f1973-$0690573 701 $aConnell$b John$f1946-$0202226 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813665403321 996 $aFestival places$93932787 997 $aUNINA