Australia’s newest ‘annual ritual’?

So Groovin the Moo is coming to town in one month and I want to know why it is so important. It’s sold out online so it must be a highly anticipated event for some of you out there. Is it the ‘annual ritual’ that Groovin the Moo is promoting?

Mess and Noise – Groove in the Moo

It would be fantastic if I could get in contact with people who are planning to attend so I can find out more. I am really interested in talking to people before and after the event to explore the ways the day affected them, how they anticipated the event and how it may have changed their understandings once they returned home. For anyone really interested it would be fantastic if I could get sound clips, photo or video footage of key events / highlights throughout the day – this could easily be done on iphones and smartphones.

I have tickets for Canberra on the 13th of May, hopefully I’ll see some of you there! 

(Sorry for the extremely bad quality picture, at uni today and thus no camera)

Calling Out

So here I am at the outset of a three year journey that is the PhD, calling to all interested young people (15-35) living in rural and regional Australia to share their experiences of attending large festivals in capital cities.

 My aim is to create a space for potential research participants and academics alike to share ideas, thoughts and experiences of attending major festivals held in urban cities. I am talking about festivals like Big Day Out, Mardi Gras and Summernats (please share any others you feel are particularly important). Specifically I am interested in moving away from a focus on the festivals themselves (of course this is important, but it has been researched again and again), rather I want to know about how these festivals relate to your everyday lives.

For example:

How do particular festivals make you think differently about who you are, where you live, how you act?

Do you feel that you can act differently at mega festivals?

What do you feel and anticipate in the lead up to a festival?

How do particular festivals help you stay where you live?

How do you share stories and experiences following the festival?

This space is completely informal and inviting. It is a space to share stories, photos, sound clips, videos, art – basically your thoughts in any form you wish. If you prefer anonymity please feel free to contact me via email, Facebook, mobile – details below.

I will not publish anything posted on this blog without direct permission from the original poster.

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