The article investigates the conditions which contributed to the Slovenian town of Tolmin becoming a “festival town”. On the basis of a study of a palette of festivals, the distinction is made between festivals which originate outside the area, are designed to make a profit and therefore involve large numbers, and festivals with a background in locality (in reference to Arjun Appadurai, “locality” is here primarily understood in connection to identification). The article argues that the two festival concepts both contribute to the production of locality, but in different ways.
COBISS.SI-ID: 46603106
In Slovenia in the last decade the number of public events termed “festival” has increased dramatically. We are witnessing a true “festivalization” of culture. The article presents some ethnological, anthropological and humanistic theories on festivals. In addition, by using ethnographic data the author also develops his thesis on festival production of locality. According to it, a part of festival (hyper-)production can be linked to structures of local identification.
COBISS.SI-ID: 47741538