Contemporary UK Cultural Policy Podcast
1) Background information and reading lists for Contemporary UK Cultural Policy 2011-12
Background information, lecture schedules, assignment details and reading lists for Dr O'Brien's 2011-12 module in Contemporary UK Cultural Policy.
2) Lecture 5 Slides
Slides from Dr O'Brien's final lecture on contemporary UK cultural policy.
3) Lecture 5.2 Conclusions: Coalition Cultural Policy
The conclusion to the course is a discussion of Coalition cultural policy. Coalition policy is compared with New Labour’s approach and similarities and differences are suggested. The need to deal with...Show More
4) Lecture 5.1 Conclusions: Managing the BBC
The concluding lecture begins with a case study of the BBC as an example of the themes of the course. The lecture begins by exploring the critiques and defences of the BBC’s part in contemporary Brit...Show More
5) Lecture 4 slides
Slides from Dr O'Brien's lecture on public value in cultural policy.
6) Lecture 4.2 The End of Public Value in Cultural Policy?
Part two of lecture four explores three case studies of the use of public value in cultural policy. The first case study, of Arts Council England’s Arts Debate, shows how public value was used as a fo...Show More
7) Lecture 4.1 The End of Public Value in Cultural Policy?
The fourth lecture discusses the concept of public value. The first part of the lecture introduces the context of the development of public value, including ideas around New Public Management (NPM), N...Show More
8) Lecture 3 Slides
Slides from Dr Dave O'Brien's lecture, Creative Work and Cultural Participation.
9) Lecture 3.2 Creative Work and Cultural Participation
The second part of lecture three is concerned with creative work. It outlines ideas of creative industries, touching on key explanations for the rise of creative industries discourses. The lecture the...Show More
10) Lecture 3.1 Creative Work and Cultural Participation
Lecture three considers contemporary cultural participation and its relationship with creative work. Both parts of the lecture explore the individualisation thesis outlined in lecture one, contrasting...Show More