Ethnographies of Conferences and Trade Fairs: Shaping Industries, Creating Professionals

Høyer Leivestad, Hege; Nyqvist, Anette

This anthology is an attempt to make sense of conferences and trade fairs as phenomena in contemporary society. The authors describe how these large-scale professional gatherings have become key sites for making and negotiating both industries and individual professions. In fact, during the past few decades, conferences and trade fairs have become a significant global industry in their own right. The editors assert that large-scale professional gatherings are remarkable events that require deeper analysis and scholarly attention. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-07-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319530963

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53097-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 174