La fête et le festival, éléments de promotion des espaces et représentation d'une société idéale
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Fairs and festivals are two types of cultural events well known in the developed countries. They have an exceplional character and a particular force to attract many people. Today, differences between them are slowly disappearing, they all participate to what call be called a " symbolic economy", in which space is a central element. By orientating its discourse towards distinctive and performing achievements, culture therefore can give a particular character to spaces and transform their representations. The fairs and festivals also assist in reconstituting in a short lime lhe ideal of social and spatial proximity.
Source: Annales de Géographie
DOI: 10.3917/ag.643.0265
Author: Isabelle Garat
Institution: Espaces et Sociétés
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2026158247