Abstract

The idea of events being opposed to everyday life is widely reflected in events literature. Events are generally characterized as being ‘out of the ordinary’. This paper explores the creation and performance of the extraordinary, as well as the spills over of the extraordinary into everyday life. Using ethnographic methods, such as participant observation and interviews, the social practices of the fantasy event ‘Elfia’ were studied. The results show how the participants, both in everyday life and during the event, actively create and maintain the extraordinary via meanings, materials and competences. But instead of being completely out of the ordinary, the event provides a temporary re-arrangement of status and social order. This paper challenges the dominant narrative about events as extraordinary spaces of freedom and escapism. Instead, the extraordinary turns out to be interwoven with everyday life.

摘要

事件与日常生活相对立的想法广泛反映在事件文学中。事件通常被定性为“不寻常”。本文探讨了非凡的创造和表现，以及非凡对日常生活的溢出。使用人种学方法，如参与观察和访谈，研究了幻想事件“艾尔菲亚”的社会实践。结果显示了参与者在日常生活和活动期间如何通过意义、材料和能力积极创造和保持非凡。但是，该事件并没有完全与众不同，而是提供了对地位和社会秩序的临时重新安排。这篇论文挑战了关于事件作为自由和逃避现实的非凡空间的主流叙事。反而，