Origins, commodification, and significance of Berlin's Love Parade

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Cultural Studies - European Studies, grade: 1 (A), University of Leeds (Cultural Studies department), course: Carnival, language: English, abstract: Carnival, as an ideal type identified by Cohen, 'is a season of festive popular events that are characterized by revelry, playfulness, and overindulgence in eating, drinking and sex, culminating in one o...