Symposium: Festival Culture Online Symposium 2026 (07.06.2026, online)
Festival Culture Online Symposium 2026
Date: Sunday 7th June, 2026
Start Time: 10:00 AM (BST, UK)
Registration is required for all attendees and presenters.
Symposium Page: https://www.festivalculture.co.uk/isfc2026.
Symposium Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/ejjzdmbx.
ISFC 2026 Programme
(British Summer Time, UK Time)
10:00
Welcome
Chair: FCRE
Session One
Guest Speaker
Chair: Dr Adeola Dewis
10:05 - 10:25
Dr Susan Beth Rottmann
Urban Atmosphere, Place Rebranding, and Tension Management
Q&A (10 mins)
Guest Speaker
10:35 - 11:55
Awaiting Confirmation
Adopt, Adapt, Abandon
Q&A (10 mins)
11:55 - 12:00
Break
(5 mins)
Session Two
12:00 - 1:00
Chair: Prof Donnie Ibn Malik Ali McClendon
Submitted Papers
Food, Culture, Identity and Heritage
(12:00 - 2:40)
Ankita Bhatkhande
Dr Fotis Begklis
Q&A (10 mins)
12:40 - 1:00
Guest Speaker
Prof Donnie Ibn Malik Ali McClendon
Q&A (5 mins)
1:00 - 1:05
Break
(5 mins)
Session Three
1:05 - 3:00
Chair: Dr Jo Buchanan
Submitted Papers
Festivals and Performances
(1:05 - 2:40)
Fatma Edemen
James Heazlewood-Dale
Carlos Rodríguez
Q&A (10 mins)
2:40pm UK (9:40am TT) -
3:00pm UK (10:00am TT)
Guest Speaker
Rubadiri Victor Pantheon
PANTHEON: The Exhibition Series on the Trinidad & Tobago King & Queen of Carnival Costume Tradition
Q&A (5 mins)
3:00 - 3:05
Break
(5 mins)
Session Four:
Carnival’s Future: Adopt, Adapt, Abandon
3:05 (10:05 TT) - 4:10 (11:10 TT)
Chair: Rhonda Allen,
Guest Panelists:
Symone Williams (UK)
Amos Armstrong (TT)
Joshua Anthony (TT)
4:10 - 4:25
Open Forum Discussion
4:30
Closing Remarks
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Best wishes,
FCRE Network & Journal of Festival Culture Inquiry and Analysis
(free online educational resource).
Journal of Festival Culture Inquiry and Analysis volume 4 is out now!
JFCIA
ISSN 2752-633X (Print)
ISSN 2752-6348 (Online)
Festival Culture Research and Education (free online)
Journal: Festival Culture Inquiry and Analysis
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