Whose culture is it, anyway? : community engagement in small cities

Garrett-Petts, W. F. (William Francis), 1954- (editor.). Hoffman, James F., (editor.). Ratsoy, Ginny, (editor.).

Summary: Whose Culture Is It Anyway? Community Engagement in Small Cities extends the project, begun in The Small Cities Book: On the Cultural Future of Small Cities, by examining the cultural dynamics of the small city in a wide ranging context, now looking at activities in an array of geographies, economies, and cultural settings, as well as particularities such as the inner city, brownfield sites, an online conference on the art of engagement, and cultural indicators. Whose Culture Is It, Anyway? is a major contribution to the growing body of literature on the special character and value of small cities, especially aspects of their unique culture. This book, in focusing on community engagement in the arts in small cities, offers particular and theoretical perspectives on small cities in Canada and beyond. --Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1554200873
ISBN: 9781554200870
ISBN: 9781554200887 (epub)
ISBN: 1554200881 (epub)
ISBN: 9781554200900 (mobi)
ISBN: 1554200903 (mobi)
Physical Description: print
xxv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : New Star Books, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.17
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Whose Culture Is It, Anyway? Community Engagement in Small Cities / W.F. Garrett-Petts, James Hoffman, and Ginny Ratsoy -- Section I: Issues in Community Engagement -- Small Cities, Big Ideas / Lucy Lippard -- Cultural Indicators and Benchmarks in Community Indicator Projects / Nancy Duxbury -- The Politics of 'the Arts' in the Small City: Contexts and Prospects / Terry Kadin and Christopher Walmsley -- Art or Activism: The Dilemma of Performing Ponteix / Kathleen Irwin -- Section II: Recollections of Engagement -- I was driving in 2 hundrid mil hous in th karibu northern bc / bill bissett -- poetry night in Kamloops / Alexander Forbes -- RE GROUP and BRIBES / Si Transken -- Walking Through Kamloops: Getting to Know the Neighbourhood / Bruce Baugh -- My Morning Walk / Ernie Kroeger -- Section III: Case Studies -- Engaging Community Through the Arts: A Collaborative Learning Approach to Community Development / Maureen F. Rogers and Barry P. Brockley -- Brownfield Sites: Problem - or Possibility? / Judith Miller -- The Economic Impact of the Crative Sector in Kelowna, Britich Columbia / Bernard Momer -- Untold Stories Art Research Project: Legacy / Ila Crawford -- Out of the Shadows: An Inner-City Community Creates a Shadow Play Exploring the Roots of Addiction / Savannah Walling -- 'Better Than Sex': Sweet Spots, Systems, and Openings at the Online Conference on the Art of Engagement / Caffyn Kelley -- Flexible Art Worlds - Iterations of the Arts Organizations Diagram / Adelheid Mers.