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Theme : culture
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Digi-Tales.org
oh my god - it's nearly exactly the same as stranger and one minutes JR. but stranger probably came first
from : charlietims
23rd January 2008
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Digi Tales
hmm... where have i heard of this one before
from : charlietims
23rd January 2008
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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
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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
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Sir Brian McMaster's Excellent Adventure
The DCMS has just released the McMaster review of excellence under the rubric “from measurement to judgement”. Demos has been arguing for years, starting with our Valuing Culture conference in 2003, that it is vital to reintroduce discussions of quality and excellence into cultural policy. Many of our publications and speeches have emphasised the point (have a look at Capturing Cultural Value and Cultural Value and the Crisis of Legitimacy). So we very much welcome this move on the...
from : johnholden
10th January 2008
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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
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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
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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
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Fact and Fiction
More than half the population have a library card and the number of visits to public libraries is increasing. Libraries are among the most loved and trusted public services. But debate has raged about the direction that libraries should take, and about where and how resources should be invested. Recently, Demos published an article in association with Hampshire County Council that looks at these debates and argues that the future of our libraries should lie in the hands of local people.
from : samjones
7th December 2007
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Arts funding fears as local authorities receive worst settlement in a decade
Local government theatre funding is facing severe cuts after councils across the country complained they have received their worst treasury settlement in a decade.
from : samjones
1st November 2007
