Arts Management Quarterly
No 135: Postcolonial Cultural Management
Coloniality - or colonial thinking - is still prevalent in most parts of the world and most aspects of life, even in arts and culture. Professionals in the sector may not think of themselves as biased, but postcolonial studies proof them wrong. This issue of Arts Management Quarterly presents first approaches to decolonize arts and cultural management.
Postcolonial concepts and inequalities in the international cultural sector only start to be recognized. But that’s no reason to close your eyes to the problem. The contributions in this issue, which we realized together we Raphaela Henze and Verena Teissl as guest editors, shed light on often unconscious, underlying colonial concepts, stereotypes and power imbalances that continue until today in arts and cultural management. The examples cover the fields of cultural heritage, museums, festivals, film and performing arts. The issue questions the prerequisites and contexts of coloniality in the sector and introduces first approaches to decolonize the field.
Table of Contents
FOCUS - Postcolonial Cultural Management
- Underneath our Thoughts. An Introduction into Postcolonial Concepts and the Cultural Sector, by Raphaela Henze, Verena Teissl and Kristin Oswald, page 14
- The Story of Art in Pakistan. A Saga of ‘Decolonization’, by Sadia Kamran, page 26
- Towards Creative Self Determination. Systemic change towards a representative cultural sector, by Tania Cañas, page 33
- Austria’s Cultural Heritage. Strategies of visualization and contextualization, by Carla Bobadilla, page 41
- Cultural collaboration between Germany and Tanzania. About challenges and opportunities in taking a post-colonial approach, a conversation between Gita Herrmann and Nicholas Calvin, page 48
- Change of View. Postcolonial Influences and Authenticity in the Context of International Film Festivals, by Verena Teissl, page 55
- Dak’Art. 30 Years of Arts Curation and Reception in Postcolonial African Societies, by Estrella Sendra, page 65
KALEIDOSCOPE
- Reading Tips: Verena Teissl, page 5
- Cross-Sectoral Innovation Initiatives. Three Priority Areas in Northern European Countries, by Petya Koleva, page 6
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