What makes a festival? How do the social dynamics of a festival differ from those of other gatherings, such as concerts, happenings, parades, conferences, round/long tables... ? How can the particular ...

Eric Fillion receives funding from Queen's University and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Ajay Heble receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...

While rapper Travis Scott performed song after hit song at his Astroworld Festival in Houston for a crowd of about 50,000, hundreds of fans were crushed, stomped on, struggling to breathe, and at ...

Music festivals like AstroWorld, Route 91 in Las Vegas, and Woodstock '99 have turned from parties to tragedies over the years, raising serious concerns about safety and security. These deadly ...

Julia Chaigneau values Indian festivals being celebrated openly in the streets rather than indoors She noted that in Europe, festival days often lead people to stay isolated at home Since moving to ...

We did the impossible. We made a feature film. When our docu-horror Residency was accepted into the International Film Festival Rotterdam, we learned that we needed yet another miracle—we needed a ...