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SOCIALLY ENGAGED CULTURE

The realm of culture has always been connected to different social issues. However, since the French Revolution, it became clear that culture was a fundamental part of the social order, its reproduction, and its transformation. By refusing large aspects of aristocratic culture, the French revolutionaries continued the work of the Enlightenment, considering that art and cultural activities were key components of a change in society towards freedom and democracy.

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Jeffers & Moriarty - Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art

Jeffers, A., & Moriarty, G. (Eds.) (2017). Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art. The British Community Arts Movement. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781474258357

Jensen & Bonde - An arts on prescription programme

Jensen, A., & Bonde, L. O. (2020) An arts on prescription programme: Perspectives of the cultural institutions. Community Mental Health Journal, 56(8): 1473–1479.

Belfiore - Who cares? At what price?

Belfiore, E. (2022) Who cares? At what price? The hidden costs of socially engaged arts labour and the moral failure of cultural policy. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 25(1): 61-78.

Alacovska - From Passion to Compassion

Alacovska, A. (2020). From Passion to Compassion: A Caring Inquiry into Creative Work as Socially Engaged Art. Sociology, 54(4): 727-744.

Kester - Conversation Pieces

Kester, G. (2005) Conversation Pieces: The Role of Dialogue in Socially Engaged Art. In Z. Kocur and S. Leung (eds.) Theory in Contemporary Art Since 1985, (76-100). Oxford: Blackwell.

Eleanor Belfiore, Graham Jeffery, Claire Webster-Saaremets - Socially Engaged Arts & Cultural Labour

Eleanor Belfiore, Graham Jeffery, Claire Webster-Saaremets - Socially Engaged Arts & Cultural Labour

François Matarasso - Building Capabilities: Art, Human Rights and Social Change

François Matarasso - Building Capabilities: Art, Human Rights and Social Change 

García-Antón - Art and Solidarity Reader

García-Antón, K. (Ed.) (2022). Art and Solidarity Reader: Radical Actions, Politics and Friendships. Office for Contemporary Art Norway/Valiz, Amsterdam. ISBN: 978-9493246027

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

Cvetičanin, P.,  M. Petrić & I. Tomić Koludrović (2023). Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook. INVENT publication.

» NEW! » John Roberts - The Problems and Horizons of Socially Engaged Art Today

John Roberts - The Problems and Horizons of Socially Engaged Art Today. 2021

» NEW! » Jane Gilmor - Within and Without: A Socially Engaged Art Practice Investigates

Jane Gilmor - Within and Without: A Socially Engaged Art Practice Investigates. 2021

» NEW! » Marc James Léger - Socially Engaged Art as Professional-Managerial Class

Marc James Léger – Socially Engaged Art as Professional-Managerial Class. 2022

» NEW! » Nato Thompson - Socially Engaged Art Outside the Bounds of an Artistic Discipline

Nato Thompson - Socially Engaged Art Outside the Bounds of an Artistic Discipline. 2017

» NEW! » Socially engaged art - discussion part of the series Culture Tensions

Socially engaged art - discussion part of the series Culture Tensions. 2023

» NEW! » Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from the Last 20 Years

Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from the Last 20 Years. 2017

» NEW! » Tania Bruguera and Tate Neighbours – The Art of Social Change

Tania Bruguera and Tate Neighbours – The Art of Social Change. 2018

» NEW! » Badham - Legitimation: The Case for “Socially Engaged Arts”

Badham, M. (2010). Legitimation: The Case for “Socially Engaged Arts” - Navigating Art History, Cultural Development and Arts Funding Narratives. Local-Global: Identity, Security, Community, 7, 84–99.

» NEW! » Neiva Ganga - Evaluating cultural legacy

Neiva Ganga, R. (2022). Evaluating cultural legacy: From policy to engaged research. In A Research Agenda for Event Impacts. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

» NEW! » McGuigan - Culture and the Public Sphere

McGuigan, J. (1996). Culture and the Public Sphere. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203203330

» NEW! » Choo & Currid-Halkett – Socially Engaged Art(ists) and the 'Just Turn' in City Space

Choo, Soyoon; Currid-Halkett, Elizabeth. Socially Engaged Art(ists) and the 'Just Turn' in City Space: The Evolution of Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, South Korea. Built Environment, Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2020, pp. 119-137(19).

» NEW! » Güngör - Collaboration and Visibility

Güngör, Ayşe. Collaboration and Visibility: Changing Relations Between Socially Engaged Art, Anthropology and Urban Sphere in Turkey. Estudo Prévio 15, 2019.

» NEW! » de Freitas Santos et al. - Cultural mega-events and the enhancement of a city's image

 José de Freitas Santos, Laurentina Vareiro, Paula Remoaldo & José Cadima Ribeiro (2017) Cultural mega-events and the enhancement of a city's image: differences between engaged participants and attendees, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 9:2, 129-151, DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2016.1157598