Anna Upchurch: 2 books
Humanities in the Twenty-First Century
Beyond Utility and Markets
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
This collection of essays by scholars with expertise in a range of fields, cultural professionals and policy makers explores different ways in which the arts and humanities contribute to dealing with the challenges of contemporary society in ways that do not rely on simplistic and questionable notions of socio-economic impact as a proxy for value.
The Origins of the Arts Council Movement
Philanthropy and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
This important new book offers an intellectual history of the ‘arts council’ policy model, identifying and exploring the ideas embedded in the model and actions of intellectuals, philanthropists and wealthy aesthetes in its establishment in the mid-twentieth century. The book examines the history...