VPAB05H3 Lecture Notes - F. R. Leavis, Lady Gaga, Cultural Policy
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Question on the test was the narrative of western. No, because it"s hard to distinguish between good and bad. Yes still relevant, because you still see much of it in today"s movies. Ex: classical music as classic, then jazz as classic, lady gaga will be classic. Class of audience of high culture and pop culture audience should be important. In today, elites listen to a lot of popular culture music. And music is more easily broadcasted everywhere now, you can hear free music everywhere now. Who are the elites in today"s society. Music hearing all the time, concerts aren"t the same. Maybe this is what makes classical music more prestigious. Cultural policy funding feel like lines are not blurred in cultural policy. Become a tradition to fund classical music, to preserve. Prime minister doesn"t want to be named the one to kill culture". -- in the future, funding might stop because general public won"t feel it is important anymore.