Legislating creativity : the intersections of art and politics / Dustin Kidd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kidd, Dustin, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in sociology ; 51.

Routledge advances in sociology ; 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Endowment for the Arts.

Art and state--United States.

Art and state.

Art--Political aspects--United States.

Art.

United States--Cultural policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How does political policy-making shape the creative activities of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the relationship between art and politics through an analysis of controversial art projects tied to the National Endowment for the Arts during the Culture Wars (late 1980s-1990s). Though there have always been tensions in government funding for the arts, these controversies intensified the public debates surrounding art/politics and remain as a focal point in conversations that continue toda

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 The Culture War of the Arts; 2 The Scandal of Public Funds; 3 Sexual Politics in the Defense of Art; 4 Witness for the Arts; 5 Spell It Like the Freedom Fighters; 6 Conclusions and Revisitations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in 2010 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-16577-7

1-135-16578-5

1-282-44378-X

9786612443787

0-203-85979-0

9780203859797

OCLC:

501842629