US Cultural Policy - Its Politics of Participation, Its Creative Potential
Roberto Bedoya (in association with the National Performance Network),
01 January 2004, USA
US Cultural Policy - Its Politics of Participation, Its Creative Potential
A paper from American writer and arts consultant Roberto Bedoya exploring where the cultural policies of the United States stand and what they aim to deliver.
'In this paper I suggest a reframing of the discourse
around American cultural policy. Embracing Evan
Alderson’s definition of cultural policy as a “system of arrangements,” I aim to shed light on who is participating in the discourse. I ask whether there are exclusionary practices within the field of cultural policy, and concludethat there is in fact a significant sector of the non-profit arts community—specifically artist-centered and ethnic-specific
arts service organisations—that has been
marginalised or absent in cultural policy discussions.'
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