Culture, policy & management
This module specifically addresses the questions: what is meant by culture; what is policy; what is management; and what is the relationship between them? It provides you with frames of reference for the study and understanding of culture, policy and management within the context of the UK cultural sector in particular.
It focuses on issues that inform ideas about culture, governance, policy and management; identifies key texts that are central to current debates; and introduces you to analytical and critical skills that are fundamental to working in the cultural sector.
The contemporary context is set within a historical overview of the development of cultural theory and policy practice.
Indicative content
- Cultural policy in Britain since 1946
- Defining culture and what is meant by the terms cultural value and the value of culture?
- What political factors shape the cultural sector?
- How does culture contribute to social and economic development?
- What forms of cultural governance exist at local, regional, national and international levels and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
- Which management theories and practices inform cultural managers and leaders today?
Recommended reading
- Arnold, M. (1869). Culture and Anarchy. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- Chong, D. (2002). Arts Management. London, Routledge
Eagleton, T. (2000). The Idea of Culture. Oxford, Blackwell - Hewison R. (1997). Culture and Consensus: England, Art and Politics since 1940. London, Methuen
- Holden J. (2006). Cultural Value and the Crisis of Legitimacy. London, Demos (downloadable from www.demos.co.uk)
- Landry C. and Pachter, M. (2001). Culture at the Crossroads. Stroud, Comedia
- Matarasso, F. and Landry,C. (1999). Balancing Act: 21 strategic dilemmas in cultural policy. Council of Europe Policy Note No.4, Strasbourg, Council of Europe
- Mirza, M. (2006). Culture Vultures. London, Policy Exchange
- Throsby D. (2001). Economics and Culture. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- Wallinger, M. and Warner, M. eds. (2000). Art for All? Their policies and our culture. London, Peer
- "The Rise and Rise of Management Discourse", Part 1 & 2, Critical Quarterly, Autumn and Winter, 2002