scholarly journals The Benefit of Failure: On the Development of Ostrava’s Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Suchacek
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Traditional Industry ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
The Town

Peculiar cultures are symptomatic for areas of traditional industry. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and evaluate cultural and creative industries in Ostrava, the third largest town of the country that at the same time constitutes a typical representative of old industrial urban fabrics in the Czech Republic. Special attention will be devoted to the emerging cultural clusters that appear to be indispensable in terms of sustainable cultural management. Unique qualities of Ostrava’s culture culminated in 2009, when the town decided to stand for the prestigious title of the European Capital of Culture. Finally, Ostrava did not succeed, nonetheless the contest vivified the discourse on Ostrava’s culture and a distinctive potential for the creation of cultural clusters was revealed. Semi-structured interviews accomplished with relevant actors of the town’s culture facilitated contextual interpretation of the role of cultural and creative industries as well as mapping the potential cultural clusters in the town. The research question posed in this article is as follows: do development effects formed by the concentration of creative and cultural industries in Ostrava exist? It turned out that the paths towards cultural management sustainability can differ substantially from recipes, which are well-proven in leading developed territories. The results of our analysis confirmed some developmental effects evoked by the concentration of cultural industries and cultural clusters in Ostrava can be identified, but genuine qualitative transformation towards a more cultural and sustainable milieu in Ostrava undoubtedly requires more time.

Innovation in cultural and creative industries firms with an academic origin (CCI-USOs): The role of regional context

Technovation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 92-93 ◽  
pp. 102044 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías ◽  
Sara Fernández-López ◽  
David Rodeiro-Pazos
Keyword(s):  
Creative Industries ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries

Marketing Strategies of Cultural Institutions in a City Divided by a Border

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-167
Author(s):  
Łukasz Wróblewski ◽  
Marcin Lis
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Technological Growth ◽  
Culture Development

In the 21st Century, it is possible to observe a pattern of numerous changes in the sphere of functioning of the cultural institutions also in cities divided by a border. These trends include globalization of culture, development of cultural industries and creative industries, rapid technical and technological growth, occurrence of new cultural management concepts and marketing strategies. Therefore, this chapter presents models of marketing strategies that can be applied in cities divided by a border. Based on individual interviews with 40 experts, four model marketing strategies are proposed which can be used by managers of cultural institutions in cities such as Cieszyn-Czech Cieszyn. Proposed strategies are in relation to specified target markets - residents of a city divided by a border. The practical application aspect of this chapter is evident in the indication of the direction future marketing efforts of cultural institutions should take to improve their market position.

Borrowing tools from the public library

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Söderholm
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Lending Library

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate tool lending library patrons’ perception of their tool borrowing, in order to explore the role of a public lending service in the context of their lives. It addresses the research question, why do patrons borrow tools from the library? Design/methodology/approach – A case study was conducted, consisting of semi-structured interviews with patrons of a tool lending library. Led by a phenomenographic approach, the interviews focused on participants’ recounted experiences. Transcripts were structured into major categories and underlying themes. Findings were discussed from a perspective taking departure in Wiegand’s notion of “the library in the life of the user,” and summarized with regards to sustainable community development. Findings – Participants are found to talk about their tool borrowing from two main viewpoints. First, reasons for making the decision. This involves weighing practical considerations, e.g., cost, storage, access, and frequency of use. It also includes ideological motivations, and sympathy with the concept. Second, effects of their borrowing, interpreted as how it enables them. This enablement includes inspiration, learning, support to self-employment, and strengthening of community. Patrons focus on local aspects of social and economic development, rather than global or environmental motivations. Research limitations/implications – A single and in part unique setting was studied. The findings provide foundation for a developed discussion on the societal role of public libraries providing “non-traditional” materials such as tools, with particular regards to community settings and sustainability. Originality/value – Addresses knowledge gaps on borrowing and tool lending libraries.

scholarly journals Becoming British East Asian and Southeast Asian: Anti-racism, Chineseness, and Political Love in the Cultural and Creative Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Yeh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Identity ◽  
Model Minority ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Asian Identity ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Political Agents ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries ◽  
Passive Model

This article advances work on the ‘British Chinese’ by reconfiguring the boundaries of the field and expanding it beyond the cultural and linguistic transformations of an ‘ethnic community’. Instead, I examine new pan-Asian political formations and situate them within wider anti-racist organising in Britain. First, I examine the birth of ‘British East and Southeast Asianness’ as an emphatically political identity that contests racialised notions of ‘the Chinese’ as a passive model minority and repositions us as political agents of change. Second, I examine the crafting of a political community, in which a pan-Asian identity emerges as a contestation of the borders of ‘Chineseness’ and its policing, while maintaining a Chinese hegemony. Third, I identify distinct political repertoires of anti-racism within this ‘community’, a more radical and a more integrationist approach, which highlights the challenges of political mobilisation, and is shaped by a continued abject status. Finally, I examine the role of political love and care as a means of mobilisation, through which a radical politics of affirmation and refusal is crafted. In doing so, I re-envision the political horizons of the so-called ‘British Chinese’, while shedding light on the current complexities, transformations and solidarities of communities within and beyond Chineseness.

”Cultural and Creative” museums. Introduction to the issue

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Naďa Machková ◽  
Jana Adamcová
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Manual Labour ◽  
Changing Economy ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries

This paper deals with museums as a key part of cultural and creative industries and their role in social and economic development. Taking into account the role of museums in the past and the current trends, their contribution is considered to be crucial. Cultural and creative industries are an intersection of art, technology, cultural heritage, innovation, creativity and mental and manual labour. The purpose of this paper is to reflect links between museums, creativity, innovation and culture in the changing economy.

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