Traditional festivities, political domination and social reproduction: Case analysis of Valencia’s <i>Fallas</i>

Rius-Ulldemolins, Joaquim; Gisbert, Verònica; Vera, Carles

doi:10.1080/23254823.2020.1829497

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“…Specific and conspicuous pieces of infrastructure can be given a special role in regional branding (Smits & Van Der Hoeven, 2015). Organized events include services available in the city (for its inhabitants and visitors), as well as their number and types (cultural or sports) (Rius-Ulldemolins et al, 2021). Secondary communication, on the other hand, refers rather to official notifications issued by urban authorities, such as in official plans, public municipal websites and leaflets.…”

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City branding, regional identity and public space: What historical and cultural symbols in urban architecture reveal

Jong

2022

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City branding as produced by local governments has been widely recognized as a modern version of government communication. Local governments convey attractive features of their identity to current and potential stakeholders in their cities. In this contribution, we examine how municipal governments have used urban design as a form of city branding reflecting the identity of the historical (sub)region in which they are located. We do this in a French border region where features of medieval, Burgundian and Spanish Netherlandish traditions can still clearly be distinguished in public buildings: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and more specifically its five subregions Maritime Flanders, Roman Flanders, Hainaut, Artesia and Cambrai. We systematically map historical and cultural symbols found on leading public urban architecture and indicate to which era of origin and identity feature they refer. We do this for a selection of 17 municipalities of over 20,000 inhabitants. We find that symbols to pre-French traditions are still very conspicuous (Flemish architecture, typical beer bars, selective use of ancient Dutch language), but also that as new political powers establish themselves in a region these symbols are redefined such that such regional identities are in line with new 'national requirements' and become 'innocuous'. Classicist building styles, French military works and war memorials and modernist architecture embed and blend with these ancient traditions and make regional identities multi-layered. Either way, 'thin' instrumental and identities pushed by governments grow 'thick' and deeply felt over the centuries.

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City branding, regional identity and public space: What historical and cultural symbols in urban architecture reveal

Jong

2022

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Fireworks celebrations and air pollution: evidence from Chinese Lunar New Year

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Wang

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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Political power, performance and ritual: Cultural policy as a framework for the construction of political charisma in the city of Valencia (1991–2015)

Rius-Ulldemolins

Díaz-Solano

2022

International Journal of Media &Amp; Cultural Politics

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The cultural dimension of politics is not secondary but rather a constitutive element of its social dynamics and of the logic of power, which must be visualized to be effective. Some authors, including Jeffrey Alexander and Randall Collins, have elaborated upon this dimension: the former with the concept of political performance, and the latter with rituals and social domination. The combination of the two perspectives is useful for us to look at the use of the inaugurations of momentous events and festivities with a new light ‐ as a privileged instrument to legitimize a narrative of power and to create symbols of dominance embodied by political figures. This fabrication of narrative charisma in politics could be observed in Valencia (Spain) between 1991 and 2015, during the long political domination of conservative regionalism. Likewise, this case is a clear example of how almost absolute political dominance can fall apart, partly because of deficient performances and failed political rituals. This fact highlights the fragility, contingency of power and dependence on its symbolic performativity.

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Traditional festivities, political domination and social reproduction: Case analysis of Valencia’s Fallas

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

City branding, regional identity and public space: What historical and cultural symbols in urban architecture reveal

City branding, regional identity and public space: What historical and cultural symbols in urban architecture reveal

Fireworks celebrations and air pollution: evidence from Chinese Lunar New Year

Political power, performance and ritual: Cultural policy as a framework for the construction of political charisma in the city of Valencia (1991–2015)

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