Оливер Беннетт
Biographic Data
| ID | 3466457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Оливер Беннетт |
| GIVEN NAMES | Оливер |
| FAMILY NAME | Беннетт |
| SIGNATURE | БЕННЕТТ О |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7274-1698 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (4)
This is the fourth in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the a
Cultural Pessimism
Cultural pessimism arises with the conviction that the culture of a nation, a civilisation or of humanity itself is in a process of irreversible decline. In an incisive and wide-ranging analysis, Cultural Pessimism: Narratives of Decline in the Postmodern World charts the growth of pessimism in the West during the last decades of the twentieth century.Drawing on studies from within a very broad range of fields, which include ecology, human rights…
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (3)
This is the third in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the ar
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (2)
This is the second in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the a
Cultural policies and religion
The relations between cultural policies and religions have to date received relatively little attention on the part of researchers in cultural policy studies. They warrant such attention, however
The manufacture of hope
This article builds on earlier research, which concludes that societies cannot sustain themselves without cultures of optimism. These cultures are reproduced by a complex of ‘optimism promoters’, all of which can be seen to be engaged in a kind of unstated or ‘implicit’ cultural policy, with the production of optimism as one of its goals. The institution of religion is part of this complex. Its role in the production of optimism is the focus of t…
Strategic canonisation
In his 27‐year reign (1978–2005), Pope John Paul II created not only more saints than any other pope in history, but also more saints than all the other popes put together since Pope Urban VIII centralised control of saint‐making in 1634. This article argues that the elevation of ‘celebrity saints’, such as Padre Pio and Mother Theresa, can be seen as an attempt on the part of the Catholic Church to strengthen its presence within the arena of pop…
Cultures of Optimism
Drawing on material from a broad range of fields, this article identifies an 'optimism of everyday life' and proposes that it performs significant psychological, social and cultural functions. These functions are briefly reviewed, with particular reference to psychological and physical health, family and social relationships and the achievement of goals in different contexts. It is argued that the necessity of optimism has given rise to a complex…
Beyond the “Toolkit Approach”
This article presents a reflection on the possibility and potential advantages of the development of a humanities‐based approach to assessing the impact of the arts, which attempts to move away from a paradigm of evaluation based on a one‐size‐fits‐all model usually reliant on empirical methodologies borrowed from the social sciences. A “toolkit approach” to arts impact assessment, as the article argues, demands excessive simplifications, and its…
The cultural policy review of books
Researching the social impact of the arts
This paper offers a contribution to current debates in the field of cultural policy about the social impact of the arts. It explores the conceptual difficulties that arise in the notion of ‘the arts’ and the implications of these difficulties for attempts to generalise about their value, function and impact. It considers both ‘essentialist’ and ‘institutional’ perspectives, first on ‘the arts’ in toto and then on literature, fiction and the novel…
On religion and cultural policy
This paper argues that religious institutions have largely been neglected within the study of cultural policy. This is attributed to the inherently secular tendency of most modern social sciences. Despite the predominance of the ‘secularisation paradigm’, the paper notes that religion continues to promote powerful attachments and denunciations. Arguments between the ‘new atheists’, in particular, Richard Dawkins, and their opponents are discussed…
The Social Impact of the Arts
An intellectual history of contrasting ideas around the power of the arts to bring about personal and societal change - for better and worse. A fascinating account of the value and functions of the arts in society, in both the private sphere of individual emotions and self-development and public sphere of politics and social distinction.
Intellectuals, Romantics and Cultural Policy
This paper explores the relationship between intellectuals, Romantics and cultural policy, with particular reference to the work of William Wordsworth (1770–1850) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). It first examines the idea of the intellectual in an English context and then briefly traces the idea of cultural policy from its use in practical policy discourse to its more theoretical application within a general politics of culture. Within a pl…
Beyond Machinery
Research Article| September 01 2005 Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2005) 37 (3): 455–482. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-37-3-455 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Oliver Bennett; Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold. History of Political Eco…
Cultural policy, cultural pessimism and postmodernity 1
Cultural policy in the United Kingdom
(1995). Cultural policy in the United Kingdom: Collapsing rationales and the end of a tradition. The European Journal of Cultural Policy: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 199-216.
Strategic canonisation
In his 27‐year reign (1978–2005), Pope John Paul II created not only more saints than any other pope in history, but also more saints than all the other popes put together since Pope Urban VIII centralised control of saint‐making in 1634. This article argues that the elevation of ‘celebrity saints’, such as Padre Pio and Mother Theresa, can be seen as an attempt on the part of the Catholic Church to strengthen its presence within the arena of pop…
Cultures of Optimism
Drawing on material from a broad range of fields, this article identifies an 'optimism of everyday life' and proposes that it performs significant psychological, social and cultural functions. These functions are briefly reviewed, with particular reference to psychological and physical health, family and social relationships and the achievement of goals in different contexts. It is argued that the necessity of optimism has given rise to a complex…
On religion and cultural policy
This paper argues that religious institutions have largely been neglected within the study of cultural policy. This is attributed to the inherently secular tendency of most modern social sciences. Despite the predominance of the ‘secularisation paradigm’, the paper notes that religion continues to promote powerful attachments and denunciations. Arguments between the ‘new atheists’, in particular, Richard Dawkins, and their opponents are discussed…
The manufacture of hope
This article builds on earlier research, which concludes that societies cannot sustain themselves without cultures of optimism. These cultures are reproduced by a complex of ‘optimism promoters’, all of which can be seen to be engaged in a kind of unstated or ‘implicit’ cultural policy, with the production of optimism as one of its goals. The institution of religion is part of this complex. Its role in the production of optimism is the focus of t…
Cultural policy, cultural pessimism and postmodernity 1
Researching the social impact of the arts
This paper offers a contribution to current debates in the field of cultural policy about the social impact of the arts. It explores the conceptual difficulties that arise in the notion of ‘the arts’ and the implications of these difficulties for attempts to generalise about their value, function and impact. It considers both ‘essentialist’ and ‘institutional’ perspectives, first on ‘the arts’ in toto and then on literature, fiction and the novel…
Intellectuals, Romantics and Cultural Policy
This paper explores the relationship between intellectuals, Romantics and cultural policy, with particular reference to the work of William Wordsworth (1770–1850) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). It first examines the idea of the intellectual in an English context and then briefly traces the idea of cultural policy from its use in practical policy discourse to its more theoretical application within a general politics of culture. Within a pl…
Beyond Machinery
Research Article| September 01 2005 Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2005) 37 (3): 455–482. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-37-3-455 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Oliver Bennett; Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold. History of Political Eco…
Cultural policies and religion
The relations between cultural policies and religions have to date received relatively little attention on the part of researchers in cultural policy studies. They warrant such attention, however
Cultural policy in the United Kingdom
(1995). Cultural policy in the United Kingdom: Collapsing rationales and the end of a tradition. The European Journal of Cultural Policy: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 199-216.
Cultural policy, cultural pessimism and postmodernity 1
Beyond Machinery
Research Article| September 01 2005 Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold Oliver Bennett Oliver Bennett Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2005) 37 (3): 455–482. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-37-3-455 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Oliver Bennett; Beyond Machinery: The Cultural Policies of Matthew Arnold. History of Political Eco…
Intellectuals, Romantics and Cultural Policy
This paper explores the relationship between intellectuals, Romantics and cultural policy, with particular reference to the work of William Wordsworth (1770–1850) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). It first examines the idea of the intellectual in an English context and then briefly traces the idea of cultural policy from its use in practical policy discourse to its more theoretical application within a general politics of culture. Within a pl…
The Social Impact of the Arts
An intellectual history of contrasting ideas around the power of the arts to bring about personal and societal change - for better and worse. A fascinating account of the value and functions of the arts in society, in both the private sphere of individual emotions and self-development and public sphere of politics and social distinction.
Researching the social impact of the arts
This paper offers a contribution to current debates in the field of cultural policy about the social impact of the arts. It explores the conceptual difficulties that arise in the notion of ‘the arts’ and the implications of these difficulties for attempts to generalise about their value, function and impact. It considers both ‘essentialist’ and ‘institutional’ perspectives, first on ‘the arts’ in toto and then on literature, fiction and the novel…
On religion and cultural policy
This paper argues that religious institutions have largely been neglected within the study of cultural policy. This is attributed to the inherently secular tendency of most modern social sciences. Despite the predominance of the ‘secularisation paradigm’, the paper notes that religion continues to promote powerful attachments and denunciations. Arguments between the ‘new atheists’, in particular, Richard Dawkins, and their opponents are discussed…
Beyond the “Toolkit Approach”
This article presents a reflection on the possibility and potential advantages of the development of a humanities‐based approach to assessing the impact of the arts, which attempts to move away from a paradigm of evaluation based on a one‐size‐fits‐all model usually reliant on empirical methodologies borrowed from the social sciences. A “toolkit approach” to arts impact assessment, as the article argues, demands excessive simplifications, and its…
The cultural policy review of books
Cultural policies and religion
The relations between cultural policies and religions have to date received relatively little attention on the part of researchers in cultural policy studies. They warrant such attention, however
The manufacture of hope
This article builds on earlier research, which concludes that societies cannot sustain themselves without cultures of optimism. These cultures are reproduced by a complex of ‘optimism promoters’, all of which can be seen to be engaged in a kind of unstated or ‘implicit’ cultural policy, with the production of optimism as one of its goals. The institution of religion is part of this complex. Its role in the production of optimism is the focus of t…
Strategic canonisation
In his 27‐year reign (1978–2005), Pope John Paul II created not only more saints than any other pope in history, but also more saints than all the other popes put together since Pope Urban VIII centralised control of saint‐making in 1634. This article argues that the elevation of ‘celebrity saints’, such as Padre Pio and Mother Theresa, can be seen as an attempt on the part of the Catholic Church to strengthen its presence within the arena of pop…
Cultures of Optimism
Drawing on material from a broad range of fields, this article identifies an 'optimism of everyday life' and proposes that it performs significant psychological, social and cultural functions. These functions are briefly reviewed, with particular reference to psychological and physical health, family and social relationships and the achievement of goals in different contexts. It is argued that the necessity of optimism has given rise to a complex…
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (2)
This is the second in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the a
Cultural Pessimism
Cultural pessimism arises with the conviction that the culture of a nation, a civilisation or of humanity itself is in a process of irreversible decline. In an incisive and wide-ranging analysis, Cultural Pessimism: Narratives of Decline in the Postmodern World charts the growth of pessimism in the West during the last decades of the twentieth century.Drawing on studies from within a very broad range of fields, which include ecology, human rights…
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (3)
This is the third in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the ar
Special issue on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations (4)
This is the fourth in the Journal’s dedicated series of annual special issues that focus on questions of cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations. The distinguishing feature of the a
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