COMM 1101 Lecture Notes - Telefilm Canada, Queen'S Privy Council For Canada, Tax Deduction

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1101
• Professor: Chris Russill

Document Summary

Cultural policy is the expression a government"s willingness to adopt and implement a set of coherent objectives and means to protect and foster its country"s cultural expression. The arts are the very foundation of this expression. In an age when countries are becoming increasingly interdependent economically and politically, promoting cultural expression by means of a coherent cultural policy. For the arts is a valuable way to emphasize and define what distinguishes one country from another. Culture is a product; something we need to invest, strong part of the new economy . Focussing on our global image, as we think about who we are, but also how countries see us. National identity; build nation, hold canada together, preserve identity. Art for art"s sake: patronage: finding a man/woman to support you financially in order to write your book/poem, etc. Build markets, advance industrial policy in cultural realm.