Living with instrumentalism: the academic commitment to cultural diplomacy

被引:18
作者
Carter, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Commun & Arts, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
关键词
cultural diplomacy; public diplomacy; Australian government; China; Australian Studies;
D O I
10.1080/10286632.2015.1042470
中图分类号
G [文化、科学、教育、体育]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 04 ;
摘要
Despite the influence of cultural policy studies and other theoretical approaches after critique', the dominant paradigm across much of the humanities remains anti-governmental especially when culture' is the other term in the equation. This paper argues instead for a positive relationship between humanities academics/intellectuals and the governmental agendas of cultural diplomacy, and for ways of accommodating critical perspectives on both the concept of the national interest' and the instrumentalisation of culture. It examines the policy objectives of the Australian government's main cultural diplomacy agencies together with practical examples from its bilateral bodies, in particular the Australia-China Council and its program of support for Australian Studies in China.
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页码:478 / 493
页数:16
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