Description
Hitherto, cultural theory and empirical work on culture have outstripped cultural policy. This book rectifies the peculiar imbalance in the field of Cultural Studies by offering the first comprehensive and international work on cultural policy. Fully alive to the challenges posed by globalization it addresses a wide range of central topics including cinema, television, museums, international organizations, art, public history, drama and performance art. The result is a landmark work in the emerging field of cultural policy. Rigorous in its field of survey and astute in its critical commentary it enables students to gain a global grounding in cultural policy. It will be essential reading for students of cultural studies and cultural sociology.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The History and Theory of Cultural Policy
The United States, Cultural Policy and the National Endowment for the Arts
The Culture Industries - Citizenship, Consumption and Labor
Command Cultures and the Postcolonial
Museums
Transnational Cultural Policy
