1st Edition

Culture and the Public Sphere

By Jim McGuigan, Dr Jim Mcguigan Copyright 1996
240 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

Jim McGuigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest sense. Illustrating his case with examples from recent cultural policy initiatives in Britain, the United States and Australia, he looks at: * The rise of market reasoning in arts administration * Urban regeneration and the arts * Heritage tourism * Race, identity and cultural citizenship * Censorship and... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Cultural Policy Studies; Chapter 2 Questions of Value; Chapter 3 From State to Market; Chapter 4 Cultural Industries; Chapter 5 Urban Regeneration; Chapter 6 National Heritage; Chapter 7 Identity, ‘Race’ and Citizenship; Chapter 8 Censorship and Moral Regulation; Chapter 9 Culture and the Public Sphere;

Biography

Jim McGuigan is Principal Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media at Coventry University.