'Adopting, adapting, and abandoning' in festive, celebratory, and ritual cultures was the subject of the seventh annual online event..

There were many questions addressed, among them: Who adopts the practices and values of another culture and how does it happen? How much of the original culture remains and how much of the newly adopted culture is maintained? How and/or why do people choose another culture as their own? And what aspects of the adopted culture are they learning? Under what conditions do people adapt to culture? And how are behaviours, attitudes and practices adapted to align with both the ‘home’ culture and adapted cultures? Do some people adapt to cultures better than others, and why? What might be the reasons for abandoning a culture? Are there any feelings or emotions that might lead to abandonment of a culture? Can family and/or peer pressure lead to abandonment?

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As we have done for themes covered by previous symposiums, we also considered shared values, practices, customs, heritage, traditions, continuity, temporality, uniqueness, and differentiation within festive and celebratory cultures. The intention is to examine how culture is adopted, adapted, and abandoned, and how emotions and experiences are shared and/or autonomously experienced. Additionally, we considered the degree to which adopted and adapted cultures can be transformed generationally. Camaraderie and the familial heritage associated with cultures were also taken into account.

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Journal Proposal Submissions:​

They may address any of the following themes, but not limited to them:

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• Aesthetics

• Art, craft, and practice

• Ambivalence

• Carnivals (including diasporic carnivals)

• Celebration and leisure

• Competition, adjudication, and legacy

• Costumes

• Creative industries

• Culture and politics

• Cultural values and beliefs

• Dance and performance 

• Embodiment 

• Events 

• Festivals

• Food culture 

• Gatherings

• Learning and teaching (formal, non-formal and informal)

• Medieval culture (including historical re-enactment)

• Memory and nostalgia

• Music and sound 

• Night festivals

• Religious culture (including faith, ideology, rites, and customs)

• Rituals

• Resistance, resilience, and activism

• Space and place

• Sporting celebrations

• Temporality and liminality

• Tradition and heritage 

• Tourism

• Youth culture

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Abstract submissions of up to 500-word (only abstracts/papers that have not been previously presented and published will be considered) and biographies of no more than 100 words (in Word .doc format).

 

Key Dates:

Key Dates:

• 500-word Abstract Proposal Submission Deadline: 20th February 2027

• Completed Presentation Deadline: 20th April 2027

• Expected Publication: 2027/2028

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