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The Politics of Fun: Cultural Policy and Debate in Contemporary France (Berg French Studies)
David L. Looseley
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This authoritative study considers contemporary policies for the arts in France and the cultural and political issues they have raised. The author concentrates particularly on the seminal Mitterrand years but also disentangles the various influences which marked them. Analyzing the role of the ever more powerful Ministry of Culture, he traces the gradual shift from the democratization of high culture, adopted as a quasi-religious crusade during the De Gaulle era, to the aesthetic relativism and 'fun' culture which became the trademark of the department during the 1980s and 1990s. He also examines wider debates about the relationship ... Read more
This authoritative study considers contemporary policies for the arts in France and the cultural and political issues they have raised. The author concentrates particularly on the seminal Mitterrand years but also disentangles the various influences which marked them. Analyzing the role of the ever more powerful Ministry of Culture, he traces the gradual shift from the democratization of high culture, adopted as a quasi-religious crusade during the De Gaulle era, to the aesthetic relativism and 'fun' culture which became the trademark of the department during the 1980s and 1990s. He also examines wider debates about the relationship ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
296
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859731536
SKU
KEX0212186
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About David L. Looseley
David L. Looseley Professor of Contemporary French Culture, University of Leeds
Reviews for The Politics of Fun: Cultural Policy and Debate in Contemporary France (Berg French Studies)
'David Looseley has charted in full and lucid detail the history of these extraordinary years.' The Literary Review 'The book's text matches up well to a fascinating and highly topical subject and the author has covered his ground in considerable depth, providing an important source book ... this book has provided considerable enlightenment and occasional moments of righteous envy.'The Times ... Read more