Towards cultural ecologies: why urban cultural policy must embrace multiple cultural agendas

Perry, B., Symons, J. (2019). Towards cultural ecologies: why urban cultural policy must embrace multiple cultural agendas. In P. Jones, B. Perry, P. Long (Eds) Cultural intermediaries connecting community: revisiting approaches to cultural engagement (Chapter 4). Bristol: Policy Press.

Platform
Sheffield-Manchester
Publication type
Book chapter
Projects
Cultural Heritage and Just Cities
DOI Title
Towards cultural ecologies: why urban cultural policy must embrace multiple cultural agendas
Journal
Cultural intermediaries connecting community: revisiting approaches to cultural engagement
ISSN/ISBN
978-1447344995
Author(s)
Beth Perry Jessica Symons
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Abstract

Based on a four-year research project which highlights the important role of community organisations as intermediaries between community and culture, this book analyses the role played by cultural intermediaries who seek to mitigate the worst effects of social exclusion through engaging communities with different forms of cultural consumption and production. The authors challenge policymakers who see cultural intermediation as an inexpensive fix to social problems and explore the difficulty for intermediaries to rapidly adapt their activity to the changing public-sector landscape and offer alternative frameworks for future practice.

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