Eventization of culture

This research project aims to explore the territorial dimension of the cultural, economic, tourist, political, and social dynamics generated by festivals, building on CEPEL's previous work on the social and territorial ecology of festivals and its ongoing work on the demographics and creation of festivals.

More broadly, the aim will be to address the phenomena of the festivalization of culture and the eventization of local public cultural action. Festivals can be seen as an original response by the cultural world (associations, politicians, cultural institutions, etc.) to the phenomena of globalization and the fragmentation of cultural identities, as well as to calls for a return to local identity. In France, these calls have been greatly reinforced by the NotRe law of August 7, 2015—which makes culture a responsibility shared by different levels of local government—but also by the LCAP law (Freedom of Creation, Architecture, and Heritage) of July 7, 2016, which encourages these local authorities to cooperate with each other on cultural issues.architecture, and heritage) of July 7, 2016—which encourages these communities to cooperate with each other on cultural issues.

Organizers: Aurélien Djakouane, Emmanuel Négrier, Stéphane Coursière, Julien Audemard. Budget: €39,915