Foundation Disciplines of Events and Festivals

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Foundation Disciplines of Events and Festivals
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Reusable Learning Object Metadata

• Subject area TourismLanguage EnglishKeywords
  events, festivals, tourism, education,
  travelInstructional content Text, still images,
  sound Rights of use Free teaching material
• Purpose Teaching material that can be used in
  lectures Typical learning time 25
  minutesLevel Undergraduate university students
  FD, level 4 and 5

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What is culture?
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The role of anthropology
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Cultural anthropology
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Rites and Rituals (Falassi, 19874-6)

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Rites of Passage (Falassi, 19874-6)

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Rites of Reversal (Falassi, 19874-6)

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Rites of high conspicuous display (Falassi,
19874-6)
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Rites of conspicuous consumption (Falassi,
19874-6)
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Ritual dramas (Falassi, 19874-6)
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Rites of exchange (Falassi, 19874-6)
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Rites of competition (Falassi, 19874-6)
More than just a game
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De-valorization rites (Falassi, 19874-6)
Las Fallas Valencia
Sydney Olympics closing ceremony
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Cultural influences in attending events

• Consumerism
• Tradition
• Perceived freedom
• Can you think of others?

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Cultural impacts of events

• Host-guest interactions
• Cultural authenticity
• Sustainability of traditions

Alarde festival Spain
Funeral items Toraja
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Rituals and symbols
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REFERENCES

• City of Edinburgh (1999) Towards the new
  enlightenment a cultural policy for the city of
  Edinburgh, U.K.
• Falassi, A. (ed) (1987) Time out of time essays
  on the festival. Albuquerque, NM University of
  New Mexico Press.
• Getz, D. (2007) Events studies theory, research
  and policy for planned events. Oxford Elsevier.
  Chapter 3.
• Schultz, E. and Lavenda, R. (2005) Cultural
  anthropology a perspective on the human
  condition. Oxford Oxford University Press.

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ACTIVITY

• Working in groups of 3 research an event of your
• choice and discuss it in terms of any of the
  theoretical
• aspects covered in the lecture. For example our
  21st
• birthday event
• does it signify a rite of passage?
• does it have its origin in tradition?
• does it have meaning in terms of engendering
  civic pride?
• is it linked to life-stage?
• what type of behaviour would
• you expect at such an event?
• what do any of the above mean in terms of
  organising the event?