Breaking into the conversation: cultural value and the role of the South African National Arts Festival from apartheid to democracy

Breaking into the conversation: cultural value and the role of the South African National Arts Festival from apartheid to democracy

The paper examines the value of the South African National Arts Festival (NAF) in the transition to democracy using theories of cultural capital. NAF history from 1974 to 2004 is used to argue that the Festival provided an important arena for the expression of political resistance in the 1980s and,...

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Main Authors: Snowball, Jeanette D, Webb, Arthur C M
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71311
https://doi.org/10.1080/10286630802106326
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-rhodes-vital-298322018-12-05T04:11:26ZBreaking into the conversation: cultural value and the role of the South African National Arts Festival from apartheid to democracySnowball, Jeanette DWebb, Arthur C MThe paper examines the value of the South African National Arts Festival (NAF) in the transition to democracy using theories of cultural capital. NAF history from 1974 to 2004 is used to argue that the Festival provided an important arena for the expression of political resistance in the 1980s and, to some degree, continues to do so today. It is concluded that an important part of the value of the arts is their ability to provide a forum for debating the goals and values of society and that individualistic utility theory is not always successful in measuring such social value.2008textarticle16 pagespdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/71311vital:29832https://doi.org/10.1080/10286630802106326EnglishInternational journal of cultural policySnowball, Jeanette D and Webb, Arthur C MUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Taylor and Francis Online Open Select Journals statement (https://www.tandfonline.com/openaccess/openselect)
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