Arts Under Pressure: Promoting Cultural Diversity in the Age of Globalization - Hardcover

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<p><i>Arts Under Pressure</i> analyses the relevant forces behind decision making in cultural matters worldwide under the influence of economic globalisation.<br><br>The book deals with all the arts, in all parts of the world and focuses on the cycle of creation, production, distribution, promotion, reception and influence. It asks: who has the power to decide what reaches audiences, in what quantities, with what contents and surrounded by what kinds of ambiances? Refuting the 'natural' existence of a mass culture, <i>Arts Under Pressure </i>argues that globally dominant artistic creations are produced, distributed and promoted on a mass scale that destroys the diversity any society desperately needs. Smiers argues that countries must take culture out of the grip of the WTO and sign a new International Convention on Cultural Diversity.<br><br>Smiers concludes with a completely new vision of copyright, advantageous to artists, third world countries and the public domain.</p>

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