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Discover the power of understanding our culture with 'What Matters?', a groundbreaking book published by Monash University Publishing in 2018. This brand new edition, identifiable by ISBN 9781925523805, delves into the critical debate surrounding the public value of culture in Australia. Too often, cultural leaders and policymakers chase metrics that miss the true worth of artistic experiences, from literature and visual arts to music and performance. This enlightening read raises essential questions: When did culture become reduced to mere statistics? How did our rich artistic heritage become a matter of data? This book argues that political pressures and methodological confusion have skewed our perception of cultural value, resulting in misguided evaluation strategies. With concrete examples and insightful analysis, it explores the tensions in contemporary evaluation methods and presents practical solutions to the prevailing “metric madness.” The time has arrived to embrace a more nuanced conversation about culture's impact on our lives. With free shipping on this product, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the beautiful complexities of culture and valuation.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925523805
Year: 2018
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
Too
often, cultural leaders and policy makers want to chase the perfect metric for
activities whose real worth lies in our own personal experience. The major
problem facing Australian culture today is demonstrating its value – to
governments, the business sector, and the public in general.
When did
culture become a number? When did the books, paintings, poems, plays, songs,
films, games, art installations, clothes, and the objects that fill our daily
lives become a matter of statistical measurement? When did experience become
data?
This
book intervenes in an important debate about the public value of culture that
has become stranded between the hard heads (where the arts are just another
industry) and the soft hearts (for whom they are too precious to bear
dispassionate analysis).
It
argues that our concept of value has been distorted and dismembered by
political forces and methodological confusions, and this has a dire effect on
the way we assess culture. Proceeding
via concrete examples, it explores the major tensions in contemporary
evaluation strategies, and puts forward practical solutions to the current
metric madness.
The
time is ripe to find a better way to value our culture – by finding a better
way to talk about it.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925523805
Year: 2018
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
Too
often, cultural leaders and policy makers want to chase the perfect metric for
activities whose real worth lies in our own personal experience. The major
problem facing Australian culture today is demonstrating its value – to
governments, the business sector, and the public in general.
When did
culture become a number? When did the books, paintings, poems, plays, songs,
films, games, art installations, clothes, and the objects that fill our daily
lives become a matter of statistical measurement? When did experience become
data?
This
book intervenes in an important debate about the public value of culture that
has become stranded between the hard heads (where the arts are just another
industry) and the soft hearts (for whom they are too precious to bear
dispassionate analysis).
It
argues that our concept of value has been distorted and dismembered by
political forces and methodological confusions, and this has a dire effect on
the way we assess culture. Proceeding
via concrete examples, it explores the major tensions in contemporary
evaluation strategies, and puts forward practical solutions to the current
metric madness.
The
time is ripe to find a better way to value our culture – by finding a better
way to talk about it.