Carnival of the Mundane: Red Oktober at England’s National Tramway Museum

Calvert, Dave (2012) Carnival of the Mundane: Red Oktober at England’s National Tramway Museum. In: PSi #18, 27th June - 1st July 2012, University of Leeds. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper considers the performative dimension of Red Oktober, an annual gathering of classic Eastern European cars at the National Tramway Museum. I argue that this combination of rural England and communist memorabilia, characterised by the nostalgic, the mundane and the imagined, acts as an unlikely modern carnival.

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URI:

https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/15334

Title:

Carnival of the Mundane: Red Oktober at England’s National Tramway Museum

Creators:

Calvert, Dave

Date:

June 2012

Subjects:

B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure

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