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London Meets Port-of-Spain, Meets Kingston, Meets Rio: The Making of Europe’s Largest Street Party www. bournemouth. ac. uk
My Research Notting Hill Port-of-Spain From Port of Spain to Notting Hill and … www. bournemouth. ac. uk
My Research Beyond www. bournemouth. ac. uk
Actor Network Theory Translation = A focal actor frames the problem + A focal actor defines obligatory passage point +Others pass through this point www. bournemouth. ac. uk
Framing Focal Obligatory & Time Actor Passage period Point Rhuane Laslett Part of Notting Multi. Hill’s diverse cultural immigrant Fayre community (1964 -1969) Trinidadian Carnival (1970 -1974) Carnival Development Committee (CDC) Caribbean Carnival (1975 -1979) Carnival Development Committee (CDC) Black Arts Festival (1980 -1989) CAC www. bournemouth. ac. uk Key Actors Enrolled Outcomes Local community organisations Afro-Caribbean community Fit with Trinidadian Caribbean Carnival culture organizing committee Leslie “teacher” Palmer CDC in Trinidad Fit with Caribbean Jamaican Sound Culture Systems ACGB CRC RKBC Fit with Arts Brazilian Council Ethnic masquerade bands Art’s Agenda ACGB’s Ethnic Arts Working Group Commission for Racial Equality GLC’s Black Arts Steering Group Name change from Notting Hill Fayre to Notting Hill Carnival Attendance gets to 10, 000 CDC established Trinidadian management and artistic forms added to the Carnival Rival committee to the CDC, the CAC established Attendance gets to 250, 000 Public funding bodies get involved with carnival Public funding to organizing committee increases to over £ 150, 000 First paid staff member retained CAC gets official offices Attendance gets to 1, 000
Rio’s impacts for the Notting Hill Carnival Alter NHC’s media imagery Provide links between London and Rio Olympics www. bournemouth. ac. uk Establish new category of NHC band Open NHC to Brazilian Carnival traditions Increase competitio n for ACE funding
“… we were [probably] one of the only [Notting Hill] Carnival groups who became regularly funded that were not funded before. ” “You find these people [Rio-style bands] come out early, that’s why they end up in the papers. ” “We were to be part of the London 2012 Olympics but […] a collective agreement could not be reached […] masquerade bands made side deals. ” Interviewee 3, Rio-style band rep. Interviewee 22, formerly LNHCL www. bournemouth. ac. uk Interviewee 27, formerly LNHCL
Framing & Time period Focal Actor Sponsorship NHCL/NHCT Opportunity (1990 -2002) London Notting Hill Carnival (2002 present) GLA/RBKC www. bournemouth. ac. uk Obligatory Passage Point Key Actors Enrolled Outcomes Fit with NHCL/NHCT entrepreneurial agenda Title Sponsors London Boroughs Grant Scheme Broadcasters Pricewaterhouse Coopers Greater London Authority Paddington Development Trust Private event management agencies Fit with public agency requirements £ 1, 000 sponsorship deal signed 3 paid staff retained Notting Hill Carnival broadcasted on BBC Attendance gets to 2, 000 NHC viewed as success model of cultural integration Loss of main live stage and stalls as income generators Public review and impact assessment published for the Notting Hill Carnival Public safety measures tightened NHC becomes a product of the city London
Notting Hill Carnival’s impacts for Rio www. bournemouth. ac. uk
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So what’s next? • Further work which explores the connections between the Trinidad, London and Rio Carnivals • Seeking Brazilian University host to support ECR, AHRC networking bid to develop this line of research www. bournemouth. ac. uk
Thank You Questions? nferdinand@Bournemouth. ac. uk https: //facebook. com/Dr. Nicole. Ferdinand @evntmgt www. bournemouth. ac. uk
