Reflections – art culture politics society
Reflections – art culture politics society has come into being as a result of the Nordic Culture Fund’s ambition to expand the view of art and culture policy and develop an understanding of art and the importance of culture in society. The book was published in June 2021.
Anthology on cultural policy
The anthology Reflections – art culture politics society has been developed to create an inspiring knowledge resource and a starting point for further discussions on the development of cultural policy in the Nordic region.
The book consists of essays and interviews with a number of thinkers, researchers, government officials and artists, all of whom have extensive experience from various disciplines in and outside the Nordic region. The content has been prepared over a four-year period in close collaboration with the Swedish journalist and playwright Gunilla Kindstrand.
Contributors in the anthology
- Gunilla Kindstrand, journalist and dramaturge
- Eline Wernberg Sigfusson, deputy director of the Nordic Culture Fund
- Stefan Jonsson, professor at the Division of Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO) at Linköping University.
- Ove Kaj Pedersen, political scientist and professor emeritus in comparative political economics
- Carsten Staur, Denmark’s ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO in Paris
- Eva Bergquist, political scientist, executive director of the cultural administration of Region Stockholm
- Frederik Tygstrup, professor of literature and the deputy head of the Department of Arts and CulturalStudies at Copenhagen University
- Marianne Stidsen, literature scholar at University of Copenhagen
- Maria Huhmarniemi, active at the University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design, in Rovaniemi
- Owe Ronström, professor of ethnology at Uppsala University, Campus Gotland
- Karen Espelund, CEO at the Museums in Sør-Trøndelag
- Julia Lohmann, designer
- Mads Øvlisen, business leader, director of Novo Nordisk 1981-2000, chairman of the Royal Danish Theatre in 2000–2007, and chairman of the Danish Arts Council in 2007–2011
- Maria Jørstad, general manager of the foundation Talent Norway
- Olafur Eliasson, artist
The illustrations in the book are made by Rakastaja Robert (Robert Lönnqvist).
Experience the anthology digitally
You can read articles from the anthology here.
Order the anthology
“Reflections” is available in two different versions. Both versions include the English translation, but also provide either a Danish/Norwegian or Swedish version.
If you wish to get a copy of the book, reach out to Nordisk Kulturfond at kulturfonden@norden.org.
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