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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- Tiger seen on Shaftesbury Avenue The National Gallery's Grand Tour has brought some of its collection to the streets of London. It would be really intersting in the long run to see the images going to other cities and perhaps reflecting their surroundings offering new reflections on both place and painting. from : samjones 13th June 2007
- Museums and Cultural Literacy On 26th and 27th June, I'll be at a conference on Museums and International Collaboration. I'll be delivering a paper on museums, and their role in 'Building Cultural Literacy'. You can find out more, and read a synopsis of the paper here. from : samjones 13th June 2007
- Cultural Diplomacy and the Venice Biennale An article on Newsnight the other day discussed the role of art as providing a space for conversation between cultures. You can see it here.Specifically, it talks about the Venice Biennale. This year, the director, Robert Storr has set out both to include countries who have never exhibited before and to provide a showcase for Islamic art. from : samjones 15th June 2007
- If Caravaggio were around today, chances are he'd be in prison This strikes me as well worth seeing. from : samjones 11th July 2007
- Recognising Good Work At an event in Sunderland tomorrow, we'll be talking about the different values associated with young people's creative production. More than that, though, there will be a chance to see some of the work itself, and also to hear from its creators about how they see their work. from : samjones 11th July 2007
- Building Cultural Literacy from : samjones 17th July 2007
- Building Cultural Literacy Last month, I spoke at a conference at Fudan University in Shanghai. The paper I gave was about the role of cultural providers like museums and the role that they have in building the skills in reading and interpreting cultures. You can download the paper here. from : samjones 17th July 2007
- Food for thought There's a fascinating article in the Guardian today about Fish and Chips. It charts the progress of 'cheap and simple' dish to its new-found status as a gourmet dish. Plenty is bound up in the story of the fish and its relationship to the chip. As the article points out, the dish's changing status tells us a lot about changing consumption habits in the UK today. It can also tell us a good deal about the aesthetics of gentrification, a world in which 'scraps', formerly... from : samjones 20th July 2007
- France - Museums - Column - New York Times Under Sarkozy, France is currently debating the merits of free access to museums. from : samjones 24th July 2007
- Many to the Many One of the themes of Cultural Diplomacy is the shift of focus in how nations and groups relate to each other. First, governments spoke behind closed doors - the few to the few. Then they came to realise the importance of speaking to wider publics - the few to the many. Now, it is imperative that we understand and accommodate the reality that global relations are dominated and by the communication of the many to the many.In this light, it is nice to see that discussion of... from : samjones 10th August 2007