Can Audience Development Promote Social Diversity in German Public Arts Institutions?

Mandel, Birgit

doi:10.1080/10632921.2018.1517064

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“…It is this lack of interest that marks one of the main reasons why the practice of "audience development" (Hadley, 2021) does not lead to sustainable changes regarding those who engage with subsidised organisations and activities (Mandel, 2019). Many professionals in the field acknowledge this issue (Hadley, 2021, p. 193).…”

Section: Measuring Cultural Participationmentioning

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Histories of Failures

Jancovich

Stevenson²

2022

Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation

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This chapter offers a historical context on the development of cultural participation as a policy “problem” in the UK. Furthermore, it identifies the logic on which policymakers tend to base their cultural participation policies and the assumptions that prevail as a result. Specifically, this chapter looks at the fault lines that have shaped the type of policies, projects, and practices that many cultural agencies see as “necessary” and “appropriate” interventions.

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Section: Measuring Cultural Participationmentioning

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Histories of Failures

Jancovich

Stevenson²

2022

Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation

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“…Democratisation of culture or cultural democracy is described by Arts Council England [ 2 , p. 2] as ‘an approach to arts and culture that actively engages everyone in deciding what counts as culture, where it happens, who makes it, and who experiences it.’ Thus cultural democracy ‘underpins a culture that is debated, designed, made…by, with and for, everyone.’ This is clearly an issue of utmost importance in respect of vulnerable groups, and has been linked with the concept of audience development, with Hadley [ 49 , p. 277] [ 58 ] describing the relationship between the two, stating that ‘[t]he practice of Audience Development should properly be considered as an ideological project situated within the wider cultural policy discourse of democratisation.’ While a variety of definitions of audience development have been proffered, none have been universally accepted. However, many of the definitions offered include overlapping ideas [ 59 ].…”

Section: Dismantling Barriers: a Bottom-up Approach To The Role Of Pu...mentioning

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Enhancing Access to Digital Culture for Vulnerable Groups: The Role of Public Authorities in Breaking Down Barriers

2022

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This article discusses which barriers hamper access to, and participation in, cultural life for members of vulnerable groups, in particular persons belonging to old and new minorities and persons with disabilities in the context of digitization. It then examines what role public authorities can play in addressing and dismantling these barriers. The article adopts a bottom-up approach, in that it is based on a qualitative study, which gives voice to vulnerable groups. The qualitative research involved interviews with different organisations representing, or working with, vulnerable groups in 12 European Union Member States (Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta and Spain). In that regard, the article approaches vulnerability from a distinct conceptual standpoint, identifying vulnerability as a condition caused by structural barriers. On the whole, the article shows that, while digitization of cultural content, goods and services, offers increased opportunities for culture to be democratised and for its consumption by wider and more varied audiences to be enhanced, it also engenders structural barriers and creates additional challenges. Furthermore, while digitisation has ensured more diverse representation in cultural content, vulnerable groups still face stereotypical and negative portrayals within mainstream cultural content. The thematic analysis of the qualitative interviews also captures different dimensions of access to digital cultural and supports the identification of effective policy measures to bridge the ‘digital divide’ and assist in the fulfilment of cultural rights of vulnerable groups.

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“…Organizational theory is, in a sense, the Arl esienne of arts management. The field has been increasingly concerned with issues such as diversity in arts organizations (Cuyler 2013;Jung 2015;Mandel 2019), and in understanding how managers make sense of their organizational environment, especially when it comes to audience development (Sigurjonsson 2010;Sterner 2016;Kemp and Poole 2016). A host of arts management scholars have also engaged in case studies to analyze cultural organizations such as theaters, opera houses, museums, libraries, archives, festivals, radio-television broadcasting, and nonprofit organizations, among many others.…”

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Organizational Theories in Arts Management Research

Paquette

2019

The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society

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Can Audience Development Promote Social Diversity in German Public Arts Institutions?

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Histories of Failures

Histories of Failures

Enhancing Access to Digital Culture for Vulnerable Groups: The Role of Public Authorities in Breaking Down Barriers

Organizational Theories in Arts Management Research

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