CAST 1101H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Scientific Journal, Degenerate Art, Canadian Studies

• School: Trent University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CAST 1101H
• Professor: T.Mc Coy

Document Summary

In 2008 the conservative government cut million in arts funds. Harper says that ordinary people don"t want to support the arts and the. Rich" artists just whine and gather at galas. Generally people who are artists" don"t make a lot of money. Trying to make himself a part of working canadians, not a part of the rich. Harper says he was an ordinary man who used to be involved in art (played piano, sang, wrote poetry) Private patronage (corporate patronage: shakespeare, michelangelo, group of seven. Leaves people with rich people telling them what to do, censorship. Necessity of devoting time and money to marketing, publicity. Cater to the whims of the market (give people what they want) Power in the market is increasingly concentrated in the hands of several huge corporations. Censorship, easy to turn artists into tools of the states. Example of nazi germany, movies and other art things propaganda. Does not need anything except his/her own genius.