From Popular Expression to Public Spectacle

Dr Francine Birbragher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

440 Seiten

2025
Scholars' Press (Verlag)
978-620-8-84723-4 (ISBN)

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This book presents the Carnaval de Barranquilla as an ideal space for the safeguarding of multi-ethnic cultural traditions despite the fact that over the years it has been transformed from popular carnival into commercial spectacle. The study traces the history of the organizational aspect of the celebration throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and analyzes carnival parades as historical testimonies through the use of photographs as reliable documents. The research concludes that the mixed-economy organization that has managed carnival for the last twenty-five years has tried to provide an effective participatory way to administer the festivities' official program. It also demonstrates that photographs provide valuable information not only on the history of the celebration, but also on the economic, political, social, and cultural context in which carnival occurs. The volume includes an illustrated guide of the traditional folkloric groups and individual costumes that participate in the yearly celebration.

Francine Birbragher Born in Chicago, in 1965. She earned an M.A. in Art History and a Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Miami. Her passion for art and cultural history inspired her to focus her research on the historical traditions of the Carnaval de Barranquilla. She works as an art historian, writer and independent curator.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.06.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Barranquilla • Carnival • Colombia • Folklore • History • photography
ISBN-10	620-8-84723-0 / 6208847230
ISBN-13	978-620-8-84723-4 / 9786208847234
Zustand	Neuware