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published by Seizin Press (Majorca) and Constable jointly

Festival Activism J. C. Gotcher with Chamberlain standing on theFor decades, festivals have been important sites of inquiry for folklorists and ethnomusicologists alike as celebrations of culture. Moving beyond traditional discussions of staged culture and multiculturalism, however, this edited volume explores how festivals may be mobilized as strategic forms of direct action. Festival Activism is a diverse collection of case studies from scholars, performers, and arts administrators, all of whom deftly argue that