The village in the city: participation and cultural value on the urban periphery

Miles, Andrew; Ebrey, Jill

doi:10.1080/09548963.2017.1274360

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“…Existing research that seeks to challenge the 'problem' of cultural participation tends to critique how the problem has been framed, rather than questioning its ontological status, considering why it exists, and reflecting on what its existence does to social relations. For example, a significant body of recent work has sought to highlight the prevalence of 'everyday participation' (Miles and Ebrey, 2017;Miles and Gibson, 2017;Taylor, 2016;Belfiore et al, 2011) making the argument that "there is no problem if we adopt a notion of cultural participation that extends beyond the arts into spheres of everyday creativity and participation" (Belfiore, 2016, p.209). Such research has lead to a resurgent call for policies that would redistribute resource so as to better support the creation of a 'cultural democracy' (Jeffers and Moriarty, 2018;Gross and Wilson, 2018;Evrard, 1997).…”

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The cultural non-participant: critical logics and discursive subject identities

Stevenson

2019

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Purpose The existence of so-called non-participants is a cultural policy problem in the UK and beyond. Yet, the very notion of a cultural non-participant seems nonsensical against the palpable evidence of lived experience. The purpose of this paper is to understand “who” a cultural non-participant is by first comprehending “what” the cultural non-participant is and why it exists. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on primary data generated in the form of 40 in-depth qualitative interviews, this paper employs a discursive methodology to explore the critical logics (Howarth, 2010) that underlie the problem representation (Bacchi, 2009) of cultural non-participation and in particular the discursive subject identity of the cultural non-participant. Findings Beginning with a discussion about how cultural non-participants are represented as socially deprived and hard to reach, the paper moves on to highlight how they are also presumed to lack knowledge and understanding about what they are rejecting. Their supposed flawed subjectivity is then contrasted with the desirable model of agency claimed by the cultural professionals who seek to change the cultural participation patterns of others. The paper concludes with a consideration of how the existence of the cultural non-participant subject identity limits the extent to which those labelled as such can meaningfully contribute to the field of cultural policy and obscures the extent to which such individuals are culturally disenfranchised. Research limitations/implications Because of the chosen research approach and the geographical limitations to the data generation, the research makes no claim to generalisability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test the discursive logics identified at alternative discursive sites. Practical implications This paper proposes a change in the language used by cultural professionals accompanied by changes in practice that abandoning the identity of the cultural non-participant would demand. Originality/value This paper challenges a taken for granted assumption that cultural non-participants exist “in the real”.

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The cultural non-participant: critical logics and discursive subject identities

Stevenson

2019

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“…Whilst cultural capital and cultural value are usually associated with civilizational-level knowledge or artefacts, this paper will demonstrate how these factors are generated at a local level through community activities and shared understandings that are "bottom up" and even oppositional to mainstream hegemonic culture. The contribution of this paper is to understand how cultural value is generated through community social relationships and day-to-day participation (Miles andEbrey2017, Skeggs 2014).…”

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Gathering together: social capital, cultural capital and the value of cultural heritage in a digital age

Beel

Wallace

2018

Social & Cultural Geography

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Cultural heritage is generally regarded as something of value-but it is valued in different ways by different communities. Here we explore the value of cultural heritage for rural Scottish communities and how it is generated through social and cultural capital. Using the idea of 'gathering', we consider the process of gathering historical archives, narratives and gathering places based on local knowledge. We draw upon a study of communities in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, where a wellestablished cultural heritage tradition has developed and is continuing to do so with the adoption of various digital technologies. The paper argues that cultural heritage offers a real sense of cultural value for participants and communities for which digitisation offers both threats and opportunities. The paper adds to our understanding of locally generated cultural capital and the meaning of cultural value.

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“…In the United States, and especially since the 2016 elections, there are three distinct, yet interrelated mechanisms to defend the gains made in the areas of human and social rights with a focus on maintaining diversity, equality and inclusion: (1) burgeoning civil society and resistance; (2) strengthening of ethics and compliance principles within organization; and (3) a reconstruction of the welfare state in order to counter the neoliberal agenda. Whereas the forces of privatization and marketization have led to disenfranchized communities (Cucchiara et al, ), a deepening of social fissures between the core and the periphery (arguing with Miles and Ebrey, ), and very evident in the presidential elections of 2016 in regards to Red and Blue states, with delineation along the lines of rural areas and urban centres, and an increase in overall household debts and consumerism (CNBC, ), civil society and civil rights movements have gained momentum in order to reclaim the role as mediators between the communities and the government. These movements have been very vocal, focusing on a diversity narrative that has largely been absent from the public discourse for some time (Bloemrad and Writght, ).…”

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International Perspectives on Securing Human and Social Rights and Diversity Gains at Work in the Aftermath of the Global Economic Crisis and in Times of Austerity

Vassilopoulou

Kyriakidou

Rocha

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European Management Review

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This editorial illuminates the evidence of how human and social rights and diversity gains at work are under attack in the aftermath of the global economic crisis and in times of austerity. We provide a brief overview of the six articles in this issue, which draw upon a wide range of theories and engage with different, but in many ways connected, issues pertinent to human and social right, diversity and equality in the light of the economic crisis and austerity. The editorial concludes discussing a number of dilemmas and problematic issues that remain despite the increased scholarly attention to the threat to human and social rights and diversity gains at work in current times. Lastly, we offer recommendations to how diversity advocates can develop new approaches and strategies in order to resist the current threat to the diversity agenda internationally.

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The village in the city: participation and cultural value on the urban periphery

Cited by 26 publications

References 23 publications

The cultural non-participant: critical logics and discursive subject identities

The cultural non-participant: critical logics and discursive subject identities

Gathering together: social capital, cultural capital and the value of cultural heritage in a digital age

International Perspectives on Securing Human and Social Rights and Diversity Gains at Work in the Aftermath of the Global Economic Crisis and in Times of Austerity

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