%0 Journal Article
%T La f¨ºte th¨¦matique, nouveau visage de la f¨ºte locale en Provence (France) The Theme Festival, a New Look at Local Festivals in Provence (France)
%A Laurent S¨¦bastien Fournier
%J Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques
%D 2011
%I Universit¨¦ Catholique de Louvain
%R 10.4000/rsa.474
%X En s¡¯interrogeant sur la construction des f¨ºtes locales contemporaines, cet article essaie de mettre en relation une tendance actuelle qui consiste ¨¤ doter les f¨ºtes de pr¨¦textes th¨¦matiques, et la globalisation g¨¦n¨¦rale des rapports sociaux au sein des communaut¨¦s locales. L¡¯exemple de la Provence, dans le Sud de la France, montre que les th¨¨mes choisis se rapportent massivement ¨¤ la nature ou au pass¨¦. Un rappel des origines historiques de ce genre sp¨¦cifique de f¨ºtes locales permet de mettre en lumi¨¨re les changements qui ont touch¨¦ la structure des f¨ºtes au cours du 20e si¨¨cle et qui ont conduit ¨¤ l¡¯¨¦laboration de programmes recompos¨¦s et diversifi¨¦s. Les enjeux des nouvelles f¨ºtes th¨¦matiques apparaissent alors clairement : vis¨¦es commerciales, esth¨¦tiques et identitaires sont combin¨¦es pour pr¨¦senter d¡¯une mani¨¨re p¨¦dagogique et consensuelle la vitrine d¡¯un territoire et d¡¯une culture locale r¨¦solument ouverte sur la soci¨¦t¨¦ globale. In studying the construction of contemporary local festivals, this article attempts to establish a relationship between the present-day tendency, which consists in assigning festivals thematic pretexts, and the general globalization of social relations within these local communities. The example of Provence, in southern France, shows that the themes chosen are in great part linked to nature or the past. A reminder of the historical origins of this specific sort of local festival lets us shed light on the changes that have affected the structure of festivals over the course of the 20th century and which have led to the development of recombined and diversified programmes. What is at stake in the new theme festivals appears clearly then : in a pedagogical and consensual way, commercial, aesthetic and identitary aims are combined to present a showcase of a territory and a local culture resolutely open to the global society.
%U http://rsa.revues.org/474