Author: Girard, Augustin

Publication Year: 1971

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The author deals with the various facets of developing a cultural policy. A cultural policy entails knowing your instruments (mass media, organizing facilities, lifelong education, environment, help for artists), and knowing what is needed. Then planning has to be tackled, priorities, execution. After dealing with some of the ultimate objectives, author defines the aims and means, and concluded by considering the role of the public authorities in cultural development. (Preface)

Abstract:

The author deals with the various facets of developing a cultural policy. A cultural policy entails knowing your instruments (mass media, organizing facilities, lifelong education, environment, help for artists), and knowing what is needed. Then planning has to be tackled, priorities, execution. After dealing with some of the ultimate objectives, author defines the aims and means, and concluded by considering the role of the public authorities in cultural development. (Preface).

CONTENTS
Foreword.

1. Ultimate purposes (deals basically with identifying your surroundings and needs).
2. Industrial and technological aspects (deals with mass media and technology and
    how its affects reading and individuals).
3. Animation--(deals the impact of technologies on culture).
4. Culture and lifelong education (deals the impact that education can have on cultural
    development).
5. Controlling our surroundings (deals with future facilities that accommodate cultural
    development such as new kinds of towns, cultural facilities, municipal centres
    [centers], etc.).
6. Aiding the creator (deals with creativity in modern society and the role of the artists
    in society).
7. Instruments of analysis (deals with the economics of cultural activity).
8. The role of the public authorities (deals the role of government officials in
   developing cultural policies).

Bibliographies are at the end of each chapter.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Community Development