Description
Lined or clean technique and journalistic models
Book summary
This volume compiles the presentations and debates from the 9th Casteller Symposium, a reference forum for the analysis of the world of castells. The work addresses two fundamental issues: on the one hand, the comparison between the different journalistic models used to cover casteller activity and their relationship with the broadcasting of other heritage festivals; on the other, the technical analysis of the structures, contrasting the difficulty of castells with folre and manilles against those built without a folre. An essential read for understanding the evolution and current debates of the casteller phenomenon.
What is it about?
The book is structured around two main axes of discussion. The first examines how the media approaches information about castells, comparing different journalistic styles and the coverage received by other cultural and heritage events with significant media impact. The second axis focuses on the technical side of the structures, analyzing the differences in difficulty, risk, and execution between castells that require a folre and manilles (reinforcement structures at the base) and those that rise clean, without any additional support. Through the contributions of castellers, journalists, historians, and analysts, the reader will obtain a multidisciplinary and updated vision of these live topics in the casteller debate.
Main themes
- Comparative analysis of journalistic models in casteller coverage.
- Relationship between the broadcasting of castells and other heritage festivals.
- Technical difficulty of castells with folre and manilles versus clean castells (without a folre).
- Evolution and internal debate in the casteller world regarding construction techniques.
- Multidisciplinary perspectives: insights from castellers, journalists, and historians.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at castellers and fans of the world of castells interested in the technical and media analysis of the activity. It is also highly useful for journalists, communicators, and journalism students who want to delve into the coverage of cultural and heritage events. Likewise, it is a reference work for historians, anthropologists, and scholars of Catalan popular culture looking for an updated view of the debates surrounding this tradition.
What this book contributes
- It offers a rigorous and updated analysis of communication models in the casteller field.
- It provides technical keys to understand the complexity of castells with and without a folre.
- It gathers the opinions of experts from different disciplines, enriching the reader's perspective.
- It contributes to the internal debate of the casteller sector, providing data and well-founded arguments.
Technical specifications
- Author: sense sense, author
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: cat
- Topic: STYLE GUIDES FOR JOURNALISM, POPULAR CULTURE
- Collection: L'AIXECADOR
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: September 2020
- Number of pages: 120
- Weight: 170 g
Editorial review
This is a specialized work that seriously addresses two key issues of the casteller universe: construction technique and its media treatment. The combination of perspectives (journalistic, historical, and technical) makes it a useful reference material for both professionals in the sector and fans who wish to go beyond mere observation. Its brief format and thematic approach make it accessible without losing depth, ideal for those seeking a concrete and well-founded analysis.