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Belfiore, Eleonora and Bennett, Oliver (2009) Researching the social impact of the arts : literature, fiction and the novel. International Journal of Cultural Policy, Vol.15 (No.1). pp. 17-33. doi:10.1080/10286630802322386
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286630802322386
Abstract
This paper offers a contribution to current debates in the field of cultural policy about the social impact of the arts. It explores the conceptual difficulties that arise in the notion of ‘the arts’ and the implications of these difficulties for attempts to generalise about their value, function and impact. It considers both ‘essentialist’ and ‘institutional’ perspectives, first on ‘the arts’ in toto and then on literature, fiction and the novel with the view of making an innovative intellectual connection between aesthetic theories and contemporary cultural policy discourse. The paper shows how literature sits uneasily in the main systems of classifying the arts and how the novel and fiction itself are seen as problematic categories. The position of the novel in the literary canon is also discussed, with particular reference to the shifting instability of the canon. The paper suggests that the dilemmas thrown up in trying to define or classify the novel are likely to be encountered in attempting to define other art forms. The implications of these findings for the interpretation and conduct of traditional ‘impact studies’ are explored.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies > Centre for Cultural Policy Studies | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Arts and society, Cultural policy, Fiction -- Social aspects | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Cultural Policy | ||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
| ISSN: | 1028-6632 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.15 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 17-33 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/10286630802322386 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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