8 research outputs found
A creative industries perspective on creativity and culture
The chapter considers changing definitions of creativity in relation to UK cultural policy and practice in the creative industries. Three perspectives are introduced, beginning with the notion of creativity as a product of individual creativity and talent, popularised by the UK governmentâs 1998 Creative Industries Mapping Document. This perspective is contrasted with an older model of creativity as a collective expression of shared values, as emphasised in earlier cultural industries policies of the 1970s and 1980s. Finally, the chapter considers contemporary views of creativity in the creative industries as participatory, user-generated, remixed and âdemocratizedâ. The chapter concludes that there is value in all three perspectivesâthe challenge for policy makers, managers and practitioners in the creative industries is connecting together individual self-expression with collective cultural values
Beyond the âToolkit Approachâ : arts impact evaluation research and the realities of cultural policyâmaking
This article presents a reflection on the possibility and potential advantages of the development of a humanitiesâbased approach to assessing the impact of the arts, which attempts to move away from a paradigm of evaluation based on a oneâsizeâfitsâall model usually reliant on empirical methodologies borrowed from the social sciences. A âtoolkit approachâ to arts impact assessment, as the article argues, demands excessive simplifications, and its popularity is linked to its perceived advocacy potential rather than to any demonstrable contribution it may make to a genuine understanding of the nature and potential effects of artistic engagement. The article also explores the relationship between research, advocacy and the actual realities of policyâmaking with a view to proposing a critical research agenda for impact evaluation based on Carol Weissâs notion of the âenlightenmentâ function of policyâoriented research. In particular, the article attempts to highlight the contribution that cultural policy scholars working within the humanities could make to this area of policy research