1st Edition

Events and The Social Sciences

By Hazel Andrews, Teresa Leopold Copyright 2013
168 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As the events management field expands as an area of study, there is a need to move beyond the business and marketing-driven approaches which dominate the literature towards a more advanced conceptual analysis and understanding of events from a socio-cultural context. This book addresses this need by examining intersections between the social sciences and the emerging field of events... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Events and Society 3. Events and Ritual 4. Events Performances 5. Events and Consumption 6. Place and Representation 7. Habitus, the Body and Gender 8. Conclusion

Biography

Hazel Andrews is Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Culture and Society in the Centre for Tourism, Event and Food Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.

Teresa Leopold is Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management Studies in the Business School at the University of Sunderland.

'This book provides a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of events in contemporary society. It should be compulsory reading for students of events management.' - Rhodri Thomas, Professor of Tourism and Events Policy, Leeds Met University