Free expression, public support, and censorship : examining government's role in the arts in Canada and the United States
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Free expression, public support, and censorship : examining government's role in the arts in Canada and the United States
University Press of America , Center for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, c1994
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Based on papers presented at a conference May 28-29, 1992 at the University of Cincinnati, sponsored by the Department of Political Science's Center for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9780819192899
Description
Addresses the US and Canadian governments' involvement in the arts, comparing North American arts policy with that of western Europe. This book examines policies toward arts education and cultural exchange, and the tensions that arise when funds are allocated to support particular artists.
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: paper ISBN 9780819192905
Description
In this work, Canadian and American scholars, critics, government officials, and arts presenters discuss varied aspects of the role of government in the arts. The first section addresses general questions of government involvement in the arts in Canada and the U.S., and also presents a comparison of North American arts policy with governmental policy toward the arts in Western Europe. The second section examines government policies toward arts education and cultural exchange in Canada and the U.S. The final section examines the tensions that arise concerning free expression and censorship when the governments of Canada and the U.S. allocate funds to support particular artists, programs, or projects.
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