Arts and culture on the frontline.
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Public Libraries, Professionalism and the Civic Turn
Kerry Wilson shares her contribution to the recent debate on the future of civic culture, led by academics at the department of Media, Culture and Heritage at Newcastle University.
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Cultural Policy, Professional Ethics and the Public Good
Debating the ethical implications of appropriating arts and culture as a form of ‘public good’ with the Institute of Applied Ethics at the University of Hull.
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Forging the Frontline: Public policy and communities of cultural practice
Using a communities of practice research framework to understand the multidisciplinary professional networks that create the real ‘frontline’ of crucial cultural work.
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Within These Walls: Prison education reform and the ethical prison library
Describing the policy context behind research on prison libraries and implications for ethical practice in the sector.
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The Moral Imperative: Professional ethics and affective cultural work
Introducing the concept of professional ethics, and how it is framing research on museums working in health and social care settings.
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Political literacy in culture, health and wellbeing
Reflecting on the Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference in Bristol, 19-21 June 2017, including the notable mobilisation of the field as a political movement.