"Our Winter Carnival": An Ethnographic Study of the Fogata de San Pedro y San Pablo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

This article analyzes the Fogata de San Pedro and San Pablo, a popular outdoor celebration held in Parque Avellaneda, in the westernmost periphery of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). As a cultural event, the Fogata will be studied through the lens of anthropology and performance, with a particu...

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Autor principal: Rindone, Francesca
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025
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Sumario:This article analyzes the Fogata de San Pedro and San Pablo, a popular outdoor celebration held in Parque Avellaneda, in the westernmost periphery of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). As a cultural event, the Fogata will be studied through the lens of anthropology and performance, with a particular focus on the role street-theater artists play in organizing the event and their ties to the cultural politics that determine the public agenda of the neighborhood.