Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art: The British Community Arts Movement

Alison Jeffers; Gerri Moriarty

Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art: The British Community Arts Movement

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Abstract

Based on the words and experiences of the people involved, this book tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and, through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day participatory arts practices. Part I offers the first comprehensive account of the movement, its history, rationale and modes of working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Part II brings the work up to the present, through a scholarly assessment of its influence on contemporary practice that considers the role of technologies and networks, training, funding, commissioning and curating socially engaged art today.

Original language	English
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages	250
ISBN (Print)	9781474258357
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2017

Keywords

community arts
cultural democracy

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1 Chapter
1 Article

Authority, Authorisation and Authorship: Participation in Community Plays in Belfast
Jeffers, A., 7 Oct 2016, Performance and Participation: Practices, Audiences, Politics. Harpin, A. & Nicholson, H. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, p. 209-229 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
'The Rough Edges: community, art and history'
Jeffers, A., Feb 2010, In: RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. 15, 1, p. 29-37
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Culture, Democracy and the Right to Make Art: The British Community Arts Movement

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Authority, Authorisation and Authorship: Participation in Community Plays in Belfast

'The Rough Edges: community, art and history'

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