The Politics of Race in Cultural Distribution: Addressing Inequalities in British Asian Theatre
The Politics of Race in Cultural Distribution: Addressing Inequalities in British Asian Theatre
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文化分配中的种族政治：解决英国亚洲剧院的不平等问题
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2017
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Anamik Saha
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本文有两个目的。首先，它挑战了种族政策和媒体研究中的假设，即媒体中少数族裔数量的增加将自动导致内容更加多样化。其次，它强调了文化分布对于从事艺术工作的种族少数群体来说是一个关键但尚未得到充分研究的时刻。本文通过对“英国亚洲戏剧”的案例研究，对强调吸引“新观众”的必要性的特定文化政策方法提出了问题。虽然强调将边缘化观众带入艺术是值得欢迎的，但本文认为，试图以这种方式解决生产和消费中的种族不平等，只会加强而不是消除它们。
This article has two aims. Firstly, it challenges the assumption in both policy and media studies of race that increasing the number of minorities in the media will automatically lead to more diverse content. Secondly, it highlights how cultural distribution is a critical, yet under-researched, moment for racialised minorities working in the arts. Using a case study on ‘British Asian theatre’, the article problematises a particular cultural policy approach that emphasises the need to attract ‘new audiences’. While the emphasis on bringing marginalised audiences to the arts is welcome, this article argues that attempts to address racial inequalities in production and consumption in this way, reinforce rather than dismantle them.