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Cultural policy and alienation : mission and sacrifice of the cultural worker

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Bilton, Chris (2010) Cultural policy and alienation : mission and sacrifice of the cultural worker. In: Sixth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR 2010), Jyväskylä, Finland, 24–27 Aug 2010 (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The paper examines the ideals and values which lie behind a fundamental logic of cultural policy – the attempt to bring 'the best to the most', or 'cultural democratisation'. Instead of examining the overt institutional rationales for cultural policy, this paper views cultural policy through the prism of individual ideals and beliefs. The paper accordingly attempts to throw light on certain subjective, irrational aspects of cultural policy.
The paper hypothesises that the desire to extend the promise of minority culture to a (presumed) uncultured majority reflects a crisis in elite culture rather than any altruistic desire to 'improve' mass culture. This crisis in turn stems from contradictions in the way culture is valued and directed, which in turn flow from contradictory attitudes to 'culture' in elite education.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies > Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cultural policy
Official Date: August 2010
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August 2010Available
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Unpublished
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: Sixth International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR 2010)
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Jyväskylä, Finland
Date(s) of Event: 24–27 Aug 2010

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