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The Cultural contradictions of the creative city [Recurs electrònic] / Andy Pratt
Description: 26 p. : digital, fitxer PDF (394,89 Mb) In: City, culture and society Vol. 2, Issue 3 (Sept. 2011), p. 123-130Summary: This paper is concerned with both what creative cities are imagined to be, as well as what they actually are. This is a challenge for policy makers. Overall, the paper seeks to create a platform for a more nuanced and subtle approach to creativity, culture and cities: one that is situated and not universal. It seeks to map out an approach that is concerned not simply with the growth possibilities, but also redistributive strategies. In so doing it questions whether can we can conceive of creative cities as a truly progressive field of policy and practice, in direct contrast to what we judge to be the socially regressive form they take at present. The paper is divided into three main parts. The first locates the creative city within the discourse of place marketing, but flags up the tensions between the universalism of place marketing, and the particularities of culture and creativity. The second critically examines notions of liberalism and creativity as they underpin the creative city. The final part takes the actually existing creative city and highlights many of the negative and regressive elements of policies that promote them. The paper argues for the need for more nuanced approaches, and for more attention to the (lack of) redistributive outcomes in existing creative city debates. (Font: Autor)| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Introduction -- 'Nice' Cities: for shiny happy people -- Where the liberal gloss wears thin -- Creativity, liberalism and culture -- Be careful what you wish for: The creative city -- Consumption -- Production -- Is this the future that was anticipated? -- Conclusions -- References
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