Sustainability of Caribbean Festivals: a case study of the people’s perspective

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Beckford, Tremayne
Date
2018Type
Dissertation
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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This research aims to find out what carnival means to people it represents and what the impact is when the event is cancelled for long periods of time using St Pauls Carnival as a case study.
The research provides an insight into culture, cultural events, cultural expression and what it means to loss cultural expression which later makes up the themes for the data analysis.
The researcher has used qualitative analysis to collect the data for this research project. The qualitative method to collect data was 4 semi- structured interviews.
The study aims to seek out what the impacts of losing the carnival are to be able to make recommendations to the SPACC on how they can safe guard the event for future generations.
The results has been presented through thematic analysis, which lead to the completion of the conclusion and recommendation chapter of this project