Being cultured : in defence of discrimination / Angus Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Angus, author.

Series:

Societas (Imprint Academic (Firm))

Societas : essays in political & cultural criticism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Social aspects.

Popular culture.

Discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Exeter : Imprint Academic, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today culture is everywhere as maybe never before. We read culture reviews, watch culture shows, live in Cities of Culture, and witness the Cultural Olympiad. Government, museums and arts councils worry that we are not getting enough culture and shape policy around notions of art and culture for all. Access and inclusion are in. Difficulty and exclusivity out. In ""Being Cultured: in defence of discrimination"" Angus Kennedy asks if this explosion of culture, and the breaking down of distincti...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Dedication; Epigraph; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Body matter; 1. What is Culture?; 2. Down with Discrimination; 3. Culture goes Total; 4. Imagine All the People; 5. Culture as Weapon; 6. Interlude: traditional, modern, contemporary; 7. Culture: it's just not natural; 8. The Subject of Freedom; 9. Being Cultured; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-84540-762-8

1-84540-761-X

OCLC:

877771606