1st Edition

Culture and the Public Sphere

By Jim McGuigan, Dr Jim Mcguigan Copyright 1996
    240 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 moral regulation
    * The role of computer-mediated communication in democratic discourse

    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.