"Culturephilia" for whom and where? Questioning the 'curing qualities' of culture in a 'post-Troubles' city: an analysis of Derry/Londonderry

“文化爱好”为谁、在哪里？

• 批准号: 2445100
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 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-2445100
• 关键词: Culturephilia; whom; where; Questioning; curing

Culture is ascribed a transformatory role in cities' futures (Garcia, 2017); Boland et al (2019) term this 'culturephilia'. In particular, city leaders expend enormous effort competing to host events such as European Capital of Culture and UK City of Culture. A key component of the literature analyses the legacy of cultural events (Hudec et al, 2019; Bernardino et al, 2018; Falk & Hagsten, 2017; Németh, 2016; Belfiore, 2015; Lähdesmäki, 2014). In Derry/Londonderry (D/L) culture is mobilised to confront entrenched socio-economic problems. Hosting the inaugural UK City of Culture (CoC) was massive. Alongside the ubiquitous economic ambitions, for a divided society 'peace and reconciliation' were prioritised. Post-2013, cultural events continue to be supported. However, the Council acknowledges it lacks rigorous research on long-term legacy issues, feeding criticism from certain stakeholders on the wisdom of cultural funding amidst constrained budgets. This PhD, in collaboration with the Council, will fill the evidential void by providing in-depth analysis of the long-term legacy of cultural events, building upon previous work by Boland (2017, 2018a, b, 2019). The completion date is 2023, a decade after CoC, so the research will facilitate timely and invaluable internal debate within the Council on the merits of cultural funding. The research questions are:1. What are the long-term legacy impacts of cultural events in D/L?2. Do the economic benefits of cultural events reach disadvantaged communities?3. Can cultural planning help depoliticise and neutralise contested cityspaces?4. To what extent do cultural events improve community relations and tolerance of difference?5. Is the Council's spending on cultural events justifiable and worthwhile?

文化被认为是城市未来的变革性角色(加西亚，2017)；博兰等人(2019)将这一现象称为“文化恐惧症”。特别是，城市领导人花费了巨大的努力来竞争举办欧洲文化之都和英国文化之城等活动。文献的一个关键组成部分分析了文化事件的遗产(胡德克等人，2019年；贝纳迪诺等人，2018年；福尔克和哈格斯滕，2017年；内梅特，2016年；贝尔菲奥雷，2015年；L等人，2014年)。在德里/伦敦德里(D/L)，文化被动员起来面对根深蒂固的社会经济问题。举办首届英国文化之城(CoC)是一次盛大的活动。除了无处不在的经济野心外，对于一个分裂的社会来说，“和平与和解”被放在了首位。2013年后，文化活动继续得到支持。然而，理事会承认，它缺乏对长期遗产问题的严格研究，这引发了某些利益相关者的批评，即在预算有限的情况下，为文化资金提供资金是否明智。这一博士学位将与理事会合作，在博兰之前工作(2017,2018a，b，2019年)的基础上，对文化活动的长期遗产进行深入分析，以填补证据空白。完成日期是2023年，也就是COC之后的十年，因此这项研究将促进理事会内部就文化资助的好处进行及时和宝贵的内部辩论。研究问题是：1.D/L文化活动的长期遗产影响是什么？2.文化活动的经济利益是否会惠及弱势社区？3.文化规划是否有助于使有争议的城市空间去政治化和中和？4.文化活动在多大程度上改善了社区关系和对差异的容忍？5.理事会在文化活动上的支出是否合理和值得？