The arts and the Welsh working-class: identities and communities

艺术与威尔士工人阶级：身份与社区

• 批准号: 2434525
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2434525
• 关键词: arts; Welsh; working; class; identities

In an interview from 1972, Pierre Bourdieu affirms "Bientôt on mettra un paysanempaillé au musée."1 He explains that in the context of the France of the early 70s, lower andpoorer classes were meant to disappear. He argues that the arts are genuinely talking aboutthis issue at that time.First, the purpose of this study is to explore the representation of the Welsh workingclassin the arts. Then, to analyse the perception of people from this social class on their ownrepresentation in the arts. The study will be focusing on this relationship between the arts andthe Welsh working-class. In the context of massive economic changes with the rise of the gigeconomy and precarious jobs (The Guardian, 2019), it is particularly interesting to highlightthe social changes lived by people from the working-class. Therefore, their representation inthe arts can give a unique perception of those changes and of changing identities. It isnecessary here, to understand arts in a large definition, including any kind of arts, from musicto TV series, paintings or photography.In this study, I will address the issue of a potential glorification of a strong industrialpast through the arts, which contribute to shaping particular types of social and culturalidentities.

在1972年的一次采访中，皮埃尔·布尔迪厄肯定了“我对工资的需求”。他解释说，在70年代初的法国，低层阶级和贫穷阶级注定要消失。他认为，当时艺术是真心实意地在谈论这个问题。首先，本研究的目的是探索威尔士工人阶级在艺术中的代表性。然后，分析这一社会阶层的人对自己在艺术中的表现的看法。这项研究将聚焦于艺术和威尔士工人阶级之间的这种关系。在随着巨型经济的兴起和工作不稳定而发生的大规模经济变化的背景下(《卫报》，2019年)，突出工人阶级生活的社会变化尤其有趣。因此，他们在艺术中的表现可以对这些变化和不断变化的身份给予独特的感知。在这里，有必要从大的角度理解艺术，包括从音乐到电视连续剧、绘画或摄影的任何一种艺术。在这项研究中，我将讨论通过艺术来美化强大的工业历史的潜在问题，这有助于塑造特定类型的社会和文化身份。