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Artists, Tourists, and the State: Cultural Tourism and the Flamenco Industry in Andalusia, Spain

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In this article, I seek to demonstrate how research on cultural industries and tourism combined yields insights into the contemporary dynamics of cultural survival in the age of globalization. Tourism is increasingly an important economic force that facilitates cultural mobility and promotes cultural consumption, and in turn contributes to the growth of a regionally embedded cultural industry. I take the example of flamenco music and dance in southern Spain and focus on three agents that help shape this art complex — the cultural industry, the tourists and the state. I analyze how these agents interact, and show how their engagements at multiple geographic scales result in a distinctive and successful cultural tourism in Seville, Andalusia. The flamenco art complex survives and thrives today through the combination of resilient local talent closely linked to identity maintenance, domestic and foreign tourists that engage in cultural consumption, and the government subsidizing the artists through state‐sponsored spectacles. Résumé Ce travail montre comment la recherche sur les industries culturelles et le tourisme combinés peut apporter des perspectives sur les dynamiques contemporaines de survie culturelle à l'ère de la mondialisation. Le tourisme devient une force économique considérable qui facilite la mobilité culturelle et favorise la consommation culturelle, ce qui contribue à la croissance d'une industrie culturelle inscrite au plan régional. Prenant le cas de la musique et de la danse flamenco dans le sud de l'Espagne, l'article s'intéresse à trois agents qui participent à la conformation de ce complexe artistique : l'industrie culturelle, les touristes et l'État. Il analyse les modalités d'interaction entre ces agents, et montre comment l'engagement de ceux‐ci à plusieurs échelons géographiques se traduit par un tourisme culturel spécifique et couronné de succès à Séville, en Andalousie. Le complexe artistique du flamenco subsiste et prospère aujourd'hui grâce à un talent local vivace, étroitement liéà la préservation d'une identité, alliéà des touristes nationaux et étrangers qui prennent part à la consommation culturelle, ainsi qu'au gouvernement qui finance les artistes à travers des spectacles subventionnés par l'État.

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  • Yuko Aoyama, 2009. "Artists, Tourists, and the State: Cultural Tourism and the Flamenco Industry in Andalusia, Spain," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(1), pages 80-104, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:33:y:2009:i:1:p:80-104
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00846.x
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