Rethinking the social impact of the arts : a critical-historical review [Recurs electrònic] / Eleonora Belfiore and Oliver Bennett
Series: Research papers ; 9Publication details: Warwick : Centre for Cultural Policy Studies. University of Warwick, 2006Description: 217 pOnline resources: Summary: This extended paper focuses on contemporary debates around the social impacts of the arts and the problem of their measurement and evaluation. It attempts to put forward a new framework for the understanding of the so-called ‘transformative powers’ of the arts, by suggesting that a historical-critical approach is needed to tackle this research topic. The paper therefore presents a detailed critical analysis of the numerous claims that have been made in the West over time, from Classical Greece (V century BC) to the present day, for the ways in which the arts can affect individuals and transform society. It offers a taxonomy of these suggested impacts, both positive and negative, with a view to establishing an appropriate conceptual basis for the discussion and investigation of what the social impact of the arts might mean. At the same time, the paper attempts to reconnect contemporary policy debates with a complex intellectual history, from which these debates have become detached. It is suggested that the impacts of the arts cannot be properly understood, measured or evaluated without reference to this history. (Font: Resum)| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Towards a new approach to researching the social impacts of the arts: Defining the terms of the debate ; On the pitfalls of ‘Eurocentrism’ ; On the distinction between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture ; Identifying categories of ‘functions’ of the arts -- 2. Corruption and distraction: Metaphysical Arguments ; Epistemological Arguments ; Psychological Arguments -- 3. Catharsis: Moralistic/Didactic Catharsis ; Emotional Fortitude ; Moderation ; Emotional Release ; Intellectual Catharsis ; Dramatic or Structural Catharsis -- 4. Personal well-being: Pleasure and Enjoyment ; Relief from ‘Will’ ; In Work and in Leisure ; Fulfilled Time ; Art as ‘Experience’ ; Art as Play ; Evolutionary Significance ; Art Therapy -- 5. Education and Self-Development: The Influence of Horace ; Renaissance Elaborations ; Bildung ; Modern Elaborations -- 6. Moral improvement and civilization: Aristotle and Horace ; Renaissance Humanist ; French Enlightenment ; Kant ; Romanticism ; Matthew Arnold ; F.R. Leavis ; The Arts and Colonialism -- 7. Political instrument: Fascism and Nazism ; ‘Governmentalization of Culture ; The ‘Committed’ Novel ; Political Theatre -- 8. Social stratification and identity construction -- 9. Autonomy of the art and rejection of instrumentality: The Significance of Kant ; XIX Century Aestheticism ; XX Century Elaborations -- Conclusions -- Bibliography
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