Cultural Comment

Cultural Comment is a new Center series designed to highlight fresh perspectives on major cultural policy issues.  For print copies or for questions, please contact the Center.

Forum on Freedom and Diversity of Expression, third in the Center's Cultural Comment series and moderated by James Fitzpatrick, senior partner in the Washington law firm Arnold & Porter, provides an overview and analyis of key first amendment issues, the need for diversity in programming, and the future of cultural programming in a digital environment.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Forum on Preservation, the second installment in the Center's Comment series, addresses the state of preservation and the policies that underpin it.  Significant parts of our national cultural heritage -- the historic sites and buildings, collections of documents and books, archives of film and tape, and the skills and techniques of artisans and folk artists -- are at serious risk of being forever lost.  Obtain a PDF copy.

From the Information Economy to the Creative Economy:  Moving Culture to the Center of International Public Policy argues that "the globalization of the information Economy and the internationalization of cyberspace makes it imperative that concepts of culture and creativity be reassessed and repositioned at the center of public policy."   Written by Shalini Venturelli of the School of International Services at American University. Obtain a PDF copy.