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Culture is digital and the shifting terrain of UK cultural policy

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Wright, David and Gray, Clive (2022) Culture is digital and the shifting terrain of UK cultural policy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 28 (7). pp. 799-812. doi:10.1080/10286632.2022.2137149 ISSN 1028-6632. [ πŸ—Ž Public]. [ (πŸ”“): Yes ].

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Abstract

In this paper, a change to the remit and title of a UK government department provides a starting point for reflection on the growing role of digital technologies in the re-imagination of UK cultural policy. An early strategic report produced by the re-named DCMS was entitled Culture is Digital. Identifying the UK’s cultural and technology sectors as β€˜the ultimate power couple,’ this report directs the cultural sector towards the use of technology to enhance public engagement and to improve technical skills through the development of collaborations with technology companies. Reflecting on the place of DCMS in UK cultural policymaking and drawing on analysis of this report and associated strategic documents, including responses and updates produced in the light of the Covid pandemic, the paper analyses the claims made about the elision between culture and the digital and their consequences for the status of cultural policy within the British state.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies > Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cultural policy , , Great Britain -- Cultural policy, Mass media -- Technological innovations -- Social aspects, Culture , Digital media -- Social aspects
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Cultural Policy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1028-6632
Official Date: 16 November 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
16 November 2022Published
21 July 2022Accepted
Volume: 28
Number: 7
Page Range: pp. 799-812
DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2022.2137149
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 17 November 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 17 November 2022

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