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About this book
The Social Construction of a Cultural Spectacle: Floatzilla concentrates on the tourist element of the Mississippi River with a focus on the media construction of an annual floating event that occurs on the river. Michael O. Johnston shows that the canoeing and kayaking event itself is void of meaning; it is the news media that brings these events to life through real world accounts about a kayaker who nearly collided with a fifty-five-foot yacht, a person dressed up as a pirate with a live parrot as a prop, a guy with a Floatzilla logo tattooed on his hand, and the death of a longtime friend and cornerstone of the event. Johnston draws from research across multiple disciplines to explain how the media constructs the natural and bodily experiences canoers and kayakers say they have while attending Floatzilla. He discusses the importance of meaning and sense of place in maintaining a connectedness between the built environment, nature, and the people who attend this event. Ultimately, the author contends that social meaning is essential for humans to make sense of their surroundings.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Importance of Community Media in Shaping Festival City
- Chapter 2: The Making of an Occasion
- Chapter 3: The Road to the Float
- Chapter 4: The Arrival, Performance, and Departure
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Sources and Methods, Cities and Their Festival
- References
- About the Author