To Kavarna and back. Metal Festivals and Media – Images, Coverage and Development Cover Image

До Каварна и назад. Метъл фестивали и медии – образи, отразяване и развитие
To Kavarna and back. Metal Festivals and Media – Images, Coverage and Development

Author(s): Plamena Petrova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: metal; festival; media; coverage; media images; development

Summary/Abstract: The report studies the festivals for metal music in Bulgaria and their connection with the media. Specialized metal festivals and rock festivals, the program of which includes metal performers, are included in the study. The focus is on the XXI century, but festivals from the end of the XX century are also mentioned, so that the development of the metal festivals in Bulgaria can be outlined. The demarcation line is the Kavarna festival, the size of which positioned it as a culmination of this development. Some phenomena, in connection with the festivals themselves, their audience and media coverage are also investigated. Attention is paid to the relevant media and the way metal festivals are included in their content. The change in the media scenery and the way these events are spoken about is among the focuses of the report. An attempt is made to outline some main media images, connected to the metal festivals.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 76-91
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian