txt: Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere
How do cultures relate to the public sphere? To which extent is the shape of the public discourse affected by cultural codes? What are the cultural dimensions of public knowledge? Why and how does culture matter? In contemporary societies the public sphere is constantly shaped and reshaped by media discourses. The public discourses can no more be analyzed at the national levels only because globalization processes are at work. We are witnessing the emergence of multiple global public spheres, which are intersecting to each other, articulating both local and global issues. In this context the role of culture is highly increased. The visibility of cultural codes becomes global. They are used to express power, to mediate conflicts, to negotiate claims of citizenship, to construct minority identities, gender and ethnicity issues, and to inscribe the public knowledge of the past in the national and international arena. The aesthetic dimensions are becoming key issue to articulate power relations. Culture matters and it does it in many new ways.
Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere
Expressive and Instrumental Values In Economic and Sociological Perspectives
Venice (Italy) November 4 – 8 2008
A joint Conference organized by:
FDA – Faculty of Design and Art – IUAV University, Venice
DADI – Department of Art and Industrial Design – IUAV University, Venice
EPOCA – Centre of Economics and Advanced Cultural Policy Research – IUAV University, Venice
Sociology of Culture RN of the ESA – European Sociological Association
Sociology of the Arts RN of the ESA - European Sociological Association
video: Part 2 of the video on Chelsea space, London. Detailed info at VernissageTV
