Samuel Jones
Researcher
Samuel Jones is a researcher at Demos. His research interests include culture and the arts, museums and galleries, creativity and the communication of ideas and knowledge through the cultural sector. In particular, he is interested in cross-cultural communications and the role of culture in international relations. In other work, he has focused on Global English and conversations. Recently, he has undertaken research in both the US and China.
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- Women at the Top 'Women at the Top' is an event that will focus on women and leadership in the cultural and creative industries, with a provocation paper by Demos. It will be held on Monday 4th June, 2007, from 12.30-4.30 at the Barbican, Silk St, London, EC2Y 8DS from : samjones 29th May 2007
- Waiting for Panto... The new extension to Coventry's Belgrade Theatre was opened in September of this year. It was designed by the architectural practise, Stanton Williams, the firm behind Compton Verney, the refurbishment of the RSA, the Tower Environs Scheme at Tower Hill and several other major projects of recent years.We have just published a review of the theatre in this week's Architectural Journal. It's registration only site I'm afraid. However, very briefly, we examined the theatre from... from : samjones 17th December 2007
- The Grim Reap of Arts Cuts 'Nearly 200 arts organisations in England have been told that their funding will end from next April in the biggest and most bloody cull since the Arts Council was set up more than 50 years ago' from : samjones 17th December 2007
- Statement of Regret Kwame Kwei-Armah's Statement of Regret, currently playing at the National Theatre, is set in a think tank called the Institute of Black Policy Research (ibpr). The play takes its title from the demands made of the British and other governments to issue a 'statement of regret' for their respective nation's involvement in the slave trade.Some of us went to see it last night and thought that - if people haven't already come across it - it was worth drawing to their attention.Briefly... from : samjones 8th January 2008
- Ever so Hidden Dragon Literature, the arts and cultural production are one of the most crucial means by which we learn about norms, behaviours, outlooks and attitudes. In Cultural Diplomacy, we argued that we need to start thinking about cultural literacy, and how we build not only greater awareness of the many cultures that we encounter, but also to take that beyond simply informing of facts to providing skills to accommodate and respond to them in every situation, everyday or institutional, in which... from : samjones 17th January 2008
- Reactions to Cultural Interventions in Russia In the wake of recent events involving the British Council's offices at Yekaterinburg and St Petersburg, it's interesting to see commentators once again pointing to the importance of culture in international relations, the theme of our Cultural Diplomacy pamphlet last year. I thought it was worth posting a selection. In last week's Guardian, Simon Jenkins argued that 'culture and lifestyle are the diplomacy of the 21st Century' - very much an echo of his earlier article in response to our... from : samjones 21st January 2008
- Cultural and Artistic Practice and Democratic Participation Last week, I spoke at the launch of Peckham Space, a project run by Camberwell College of Arts that looks at the role or participation in contemporary art.The speech covered a range of topics, in particular that of creative and artistitc production as a democratic space and its potential in relation to politics. You can read a text of the speech, here ... and a podcast of the event will follow soon. from : samjones 27th June 2008
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Overcoming Cultural Inertia
Last week, I spoke at the Edinburgh International of Politics at an event which asked '"What Does the New Europe Mean For Artists and Cultural Policy Makers?".
The debate focused on the relationship between cultural practice and engagement and identity in an interconnected world.
I've copied the text into this blogpost. from : samjones 26th August 2008 - Podcast: Social Change and Contemporary Art In June, I spoke at an event launching Peckham Spaces' Peckham TV project. We've put together a podcase of the event, including excerpts of what I and the participating artists, The People Speak and Harold Offeh said. The podcast also includes some of the discussion with members of the audience. from : samjones 4th September 2008
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