Understanding the cultural potential of rural festivals: A conceptual framework of cultural capital development

Rossetti, Giulia; Quinn, Bernadette

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.05.009

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“…Compared to the others, it has a very high level of mutual disagreement, and at the same time there is no specific attitude. Others agree, which is in line with contemporary perceptions, with the example of organizing rural festivals [116]. Respondents under the age of 40 also showed an enviable agreement with each other (Table 14), which is perhaps the most important because they are the ones who are the future of rural areas.…”

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Sustainability of Serbian Villages in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

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The subject of this paper is to determine how the COVID-19 virus pandemic affected the situation in Serbian villages. The task of the paper is to show the positive and negative consequences that resulted from the pandemic. This would indicate that some of them may represent a new idea, a chance, or would work in favor of the sustainability of the villages of Serbia. In support of objectivity, research was carried out among the population that inhabits the rural areas of Serbia. It examined the extent to which internationally recognized phenomena and consequences of the COVID-19 virus pandemic were present in the study area and considered the nature of their impact on sustainability. The results of the semi-structured questionnaire were processed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Respondents contributed to the conception of possible solutions with their comments. The obtained differences in the answers resulted from different socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, but also from the fact that the villages of Serbia differ in natural and social characteristics. Respondents’ responses are in favor of economic and sociodemographic sustainability, but they do not think in terms of environmental sustainability. The paper reveals several development opportunities, which complement each other and contribute to different methods for sustainability of rural villages in Serbia.

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“…Here, three elements have been explored: (1) body; (2) pre-existing cultural resources; (3) time. This article answers the calls for more research on the role of festivals in shaping participants' cultural capital (Rossetti & Quinn, 2021;Szabó, 2015), for qualitative studies about cultural capital (Vryonides, 2007) and on the conceptualisation of the embodied state (Prieur & Savage, 2011).…”

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“…This article draws on data generated at two different festivals in Ireland and Italy through 92 semi-structured, in situ interviews and 34 in-depth semi-structured, in-depth, follow-up interviews with festival participants, and participant observations (Rossetti & Quinn, 2021). The in situ interviews lasted on average 24 minutes while the follow-up interviews averaged 49 minutes.…”

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The value of the serious leisure perspective in understanding cultural capital embodiment in festival settings

Rossetti

Quinn

2022

The Sociological Review

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Festivals have been conceptualised as serious leisure activities as well as arenas for cultural capital acquisition and embodiment. However, there is still theoretical confusion surrounding the process of cultural embodiment, especially in leisure practices. This article suggests that the serious leisure perspective, in combination with cultural capital ideas, offers a means of deepening understanding of how cultural capital can be embodied in festival settings. To make its arguments, the article draws on qualitative data collected at two long-established literary festivals, one in Ireland and one in Italy. Observations and interviews with festival participants were used to develop an understanding of participants’ cultural capital embodiment. The article suggests that the serious leisure perspective is a valuable theory to throw light on three elements of cultural embodiment at festivals: (1) body; (2) pre-existing cultural resources; (3) time. Interlinking serious leisure with cultural capital leads to an in-depth analysis of how culture is embodied during festivals. This article demonstrates the value of using serious leisure and the embodied state of cultural capital ideas in tandem to further understand cultural embodiment in festivals. The study concludes by suggesting potential future studies and areas of research.

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“…Festivals represent a multifaceted cultural phenomenon that combines traditional cultural practices with artistic innovation (Getz & Page, 2016;Rossetti & Quinn, 2021). Due to the experiential significance, festivals have emerged as a cultural process that often reflects the transformation according to time at one end and the acceptance of people at the other.…”

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“…Jordan (2016) refers to this process as 'Festivalisation' to highlight the cultural consumption happening through intendedly designed festivals to pull attendees. Festivals are, by and large, perceived as cultural (Rossetti & Quinn, 2021) and social (Kuo et al, 2021) resources. The manifold advantages of festivals have been widely acknowledged in festival tourism literature.…”

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Religious Events and Destination Competitiveness; Influential Role of Local Culture and Place Identity - Study of Thrissur Pooram in India

2022

Proceedings of the the International Scientific Conference in the Field Of Tourism and Hospitality SITCON 2

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Religious events play a vital role in retaining the cultural values of a place. It further leads to establishing a distinct identity of the place. Previous research emphasizes the significant contribution of local culture in developing tourism competitiveness and determines the opportunities and future scope of tourism development in a region. While several constructs involve ascribing a unique identity to the place, it is important to probe the constituents of the religious events' heritage value and their role in shaping place identity. The present research examines the role of religious festivals in preserving the heritage value of the place and sustaining its distinct identity by taking note of Thrissur Pooram, a mega-religious event conducted in a temple in Thrissur, a state of Kerala in India, in the month of May every year. The study employed a qualitative research framework and used a multi-method. Data collected from personal experience, photographs, and images from different sources and in-depth interviews with the organizing body members were analyzed. The findings emphasize the importance of religious events in triggering emotional attachments to cultural values in the local community, which further leads to the development of place identity and destination competitiveness.

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Understanding the cultural potential of rural festivals: A conceptual framework of cultural capital development

Cited by 16 publications

References 47 publications

Sustainability of Serbian Villages in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

Sustainability of Serbian Villages in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

The value of the serious leisure perspective in understanding cultural capital embodiment in festival settings

Religious Events and Destination Competitiveness; Influential Role of Local Culture and Place Identity - Study of Thrissur Pooram in India

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