Understanding how music festivals contribute to social change during sociopolitical crises: a case study of the Rock in the Park Music Festival in Colombia (2016-2020)
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2023-07-26
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Palacio Ceron, Tatiana
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Music festivals are recreational spaces offering multiple opportunities for attendees to integrate, express, and engage with others. Music festivals have become platforms of expression to battle against social injustices and spaces to express discomfort about social and political issues. The researcher explores the case study of the Rock in the Park music festival held in Colombia’s capital city to examine how music festivals could contribute to social change.
This research is guided by the Sense of Community (SOC) theory to better understand the Rock in the Park music festival experience and Colombia’s social and political circumstances. The methodology of this qualitative investigation involves a single case study where the researcher explored the experiences of those who attended the Rock in the Park event between 2016 and 2020. Furthermore, the researcher employed purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions for data collection. Finally, the investigator used Directed Content Analysis to address the research questions.
The study presents an exploration and analysis from leisure studies perspectives to understand how music festivals can be a tool for social change in developing countries. Moreover, the research nurtures and expands the understanding of how music festivals contribute to social change during sociopolitical crises in Colombia, what organizers can do to improve participants’ experiences, the theoretical and practical implications, and the limitations and recommendations for future research.
Keywords: Music Festival; Sense of Community (SOC); Directed Content Analysis (DCA); Case Study; Rock al Parque; Colombia; Rock in the Park
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Keywords: Music Festival; Sense of Community (SOC); Directed Content Analysis (DCA); Case Study; Rock al Parque; Colombia; Rock in the Park