星期五, 10月 31, 2008

城市保育閱讀----《以文化帶領城市發展的修辭》

各位朋友:

  近年,從中區警署到旺角上海街/花墟,一處又一處區段被劃入作為政府的保育地方,各種天馬行空的彩圖企圖嵌入都市生活。文化帶領城市發展似乎是一個恰切的形容。然而,箇中這一連串城市全面的文化保育革命,你認識有多少﹖

  貫徹我們學會數月以來的主題,今次我們將會試圖從閱讀Malcolm Miles的《以文化帶領城市發展的修辭》,對校有關本地文化保育作為當下城市新前沿(new urban frontier)的情況,希望能深入討論面對這種以文化帶動的發展的局面及建立以外的他選活動將會於下星期三五時於香港浸會大學舊校OEW903B舉行,活動詳情如下:

第一部分:先由學會帶領解說文章
第二部分:討論當今城市保育,將文章內容帶回香港

  有興趣的朋友,可回郵向學會索取電子附本,是此活動備有茶點,歡迎任何人參加。
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文章簡介------
文化往往被認為是歐美政府一種處理市區問題的策略,自80年代起,都市更新這一類的都市政策都相繼出現了文化轉向---文化機構的建立、文化計劃的倡議。但有多少政策成功﹖各種文化生產者是否願意加入政府發展的計劃﹖文章以文化社會都市學者Sharon Zukin的文化概念為重點,審視了英美以文化帶領城市發展的現象。

Article Summary. Since the 1980s, the cultural industries have gained a key role in strategies to deal with urban problems, seen as able to provide a new economic base in post-industrial settings. Cases of flagship cultural institutions such as Tate Modern or the Guggenheim in Bilbao imply that a cultural turn in urban policy delivers urban revitalisation. Following the turn in Glasgow's fortunes after being European Capital of Culture in 1990, it is easy to understand how city authorities and developers alike are captivated by cultural projects. But there are questions: is advocacy for the creative industries to be trusted? To what extent can policies and strategies which are successful in one city be mapped onto others? And to what extent do cultural producers, such as artists, subscribe to the party line? An increasing number of voices of dissent in the arts suggest an alternative approach to urban regeneration. This paper questions the rhetoric of the cultural industries and investigates emerging alternative scenarios.

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