{"product_id":"festival-activism-paperback","title":"Festival Activism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJeremy Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFestival Activism\u003c\/i\u003e is a diverse collection of case studies from scholars, performers, and arts administrators, all of whom deftly argue that festivals do more than simply celebrate culture; they also shape culture, creating new forms of aspirational community with direct political effects. Specifically, this volume addresses the many ways festivals provide resources for imagining and enacting social change, alternative citizenship, and long-term political transformation, revealing how performers, participants, and organizers encounter and challenge the myriad forms of violence that frame their worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its emphasis on activism, direct action, and social justice, \u003ci\u003eFestival Activism\u003c\/i\u003e points toward a new paradigm in festival research, one that focuses on decolonial and justice-oriented methods to illuminate festivals' latent political potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington. Since 2002, he has worked closely with Palestinian refugee communities in Israel, Jordan, the West Bank, and North America. While trained in ethnomusicology, he has published widely on Palestinian popular culture, focusing specifically on the dynamics of trauma, violence, exile, and media. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMy Voice Is My Weapon: Music, Nationalism, and the Poetics of Palestinian Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an editor of \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Music and Song: Expression and Resistance since 1900\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Snyder \u003c\/b\u003eis Research Fellow in the Ethnomusicology Institute--Center for Studies in Music and Dance at NOVA University Lisbon in Portugal. He is author of\u003ci\u003e Critical Brass: Street Carnival and Musical Activism in Olympic Rio de Janeiro\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Intimacy: Brazilian Music and Carnival in Portugal \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming). He is an editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Festive Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHONK! A Street Band Renaissance of Music and Activism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAt the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a trumpeter and guitarist who plays a wide variety of popular music styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Reed \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent public humanities researcher. He received his PhD in ethnomusicology from Indiana University. His work focuses on festivals and the public sphere in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355666858233,"sku":"9780253074270","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fBclb6XPlo9780253074270.webp?v=1769854385","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/festival-activism-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}