Carnival Crowds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3259905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beatriz Jaguaribe (0000-0002-4696-5831, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1_suppl |
| Pages | 69-88 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-954x.12054 |
| OpenAlex | W4230725400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Through selective readings of literary chronicles, artistic and media representations, this paper explores how a particular kind of crowd - the carnival crowd - has been interpreted and represented in key periods of Rio de Janeiro's history. I argue that the temporal, spatial and aesthetic configurations of the carnival crowd express the bodily dimensions of a profane collective celebration that mirrors the distinct cultural negotiations of the city. In contemporary Rio de Janeiro, the return of the carnival crowd also highlights old and new forms of public interaction. The presence of partying multitudes in the streets of the city posits considerable organizational and social challenges. But the carnival crowd is endorsed by the media, the municipal authorities and the tourist industry because it represents a major source of commercial profit, it promotes a mythical image of the hedonistic city and it also expresses an ultimate celebratory occupation of public space
Aesthetics · Art · Computer security · Crowds · Media studies · Negotiation · Political science · Public space · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Tourism · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Latin American Literature Studies · Law · Literature, Culture, and Criticism
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |