The politics of fun : cultural policy and debate in contemporary France / David L. Looseley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Looseley, David.

Series:

Berg French studies

Berg French studies, 1354-3636

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996.

Socialism and the arts.

France--Cultural policy.

France.

Cultural policy.

Socialism and the arts--France.

Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996--Influence.

Mitterrand, François.

Lang, Jacques--Influence.

Lang, Jacques.

Physical Description:

xv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Washington, D.C. : Berg Publishers, 1995.

Summary:

This authoritative study considers contemporary policies for the arts in France and the cultural and political issues they have raised. The author concentrates particularly on the seminal Mitterrand years but also disentangles the various influences which marked them. Analyzing the role of the ever more powerful Ministry of Culture, he traces the gradual shift from the democratization of high culture, adopted as a quasi-religious crusade during the De Gaulle era, to the aesthetic relativism and 'fun' culture which became the trademark of the department during the 1980s and 1990s. He also examines wider debates about the relationship between culture, society and the state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-259) and index.

ISBN:

1859730132

OCLC:

32856332