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Barcelona's Ciutat Oberta: cultural policy's new role in addressing global challenges [Recurs electrònic] / Hannah Abdullah
Series: CIDOB Briefings ; 17Publication details: Barcelona : CIDOB, 2018Description: 5 p. : digital, fitxer PDF (122,84 Kb)Online resources: Summary: The cultural policy of Barcelona City Council appears to be changing course. While Ada Colau's government has struggled to formulate a cultural policy strategy in line with Barcelona en Comú's commons paradigm, there are signs that it is installing a cultural rights policy framework that prioritises social equality and cohesion over economic development. A driving force behind the concretisation of this framework has been the new commissioner of culture, Joan Subirats, who took office in January 2018. With the next municipal elections scheduled for May 2019, Subirats's time in office may be as short. Yet, he has set high goals for himself and the city council's Culture Institute (ICUB). As he proclaimed in a manifesto-like article entitled "¿Salvará la cultura a las ciudades?" ("Will culture save our cities?"), published in the newspaper La Vanguardia in May 2018, he is striving to "politicise cultural policy" with the objective of contributing to the transformative discourses of contemporary society and the creation of "an open and socially just city". The flagship project meant to jumpstart the implementation of this vision was the weeklong festival Ciutat Oberta. Biennal del Pensament (Open City. Thinking Biennale), which took place in October. With a budget of €700,000 the biennialis one of ICUB's largest and most prestigious initiatives. (Font: Document)| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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1. The politicisation of urban cultural policy -- 2. Shifting social and economic priorities -- 3. Towards integrated cultural policies -- 4. Rethinking our urban model -- Bibliography
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