Journal Articles(Volume 5) Call for Papers Making, Remaking, and Limitations. Following our symposium, we invite authors to submit papers for publication consideration. 

During our sixth annual online event, we discussed 'making, remaking, and limitations' in festive, celebratory, and ritual cultures. Our questions focused on: How and why do people continue to make and remake culture? In what ways do they experience limitations when making and remaking culture, if any? What is the significance of the making and remaking of culture and whom is it for?

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Our goal was to examine what funding, policies, gatekeeping, people management, cultural politics, etc. can reveal about making and remaking practices in carnivals, festivals, ceremonies, fetes, fairs, and rituals, taking into account the limitations and advantages of these celebrations and events.

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In keeping with our previous theme, we also consider shared values, practices, customs, heritage, traditions, continuity, uniqueness, and differentiation within festive and celebratory cultures. The intention was to examine how culture is made and remade and how emotions and experiences are shared and/or autonomously experienced.

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Proposals for this call may also address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

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• Art, Craft, and Practice

• Carnivals (including Diasporic Carnivals)

• Celebration and Leisure

• Competition, Adjudication, and Legacy

• Costume and the Body

• Creative Industries

• Culture and Politics

• Dance and Performance 

• Education

• Embodiment 

• Events 

• Food Culture 

• Community Making (Re-making)

• Literature

• Medieval Culture

• Night Festivals

• Memory, Nostalgia, and Temporality

• Music and Sound 

• Tradition and Heritage 

• Religion

• Resistance, Resilience, and Activism

• Sporting Celebrations

• Tourism

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Abstracts 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:

500-word (Word doc. files only) Abstract Proposal Submission Deadline: 6th May 2026 (extended)

Completed Paper Submission Deadline: 15th June 2026 (extended)

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Journal: https://www.festivalculture.co.uk/jfcia

Submit an Abstract to our journal: https://eu.jotform.com/build/251591848210356.

Submit a full paper to our journal: https://form.jotform.com/251591923153356.