| ID | 127850 |
| Title Proper | Mobilisation strategies of individual and institutional actors in Brussels' artistic and cultural scenes |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Costanzo, Joseph ; Zibouh, Fatima |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Though sharing a common territory, the cultural spaces of Brussels are divided according to a complex structure where Francophone and Flemish Communities play a dominant role. These two language-based communities set separate cultural policies and programming for their residents in Brussels. Within this fragmented structure, local socio-cultural actors have mobilised promoting cross-Community collaboration towards a shared vision for the Brussels-Capital Region (ex. Cultural Plan for Brussels). Further, individual artists themselves have developed strategies to participate in Community-defined cultural programming and to gain recognition for their talent as local (Bruxellois) artists regardless of their ethnic, linguistic or migrant background. This article explores how socio-cultural actors and artists have mobilised to reframe 'culture' in Brussels, and to gain access to cultural venues particularly in the case of migrant and migrant-origin artists whose engagement and recognition in Brussels' cultural scenes have been little studied. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 21, No.1; Feb 2014: p.42-59 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 21, No.1; Feb 2014: p.42-59 |
| Key Words | Interculturality ; Mobilisation ; Political Opportunity Structure ; Cultural Policy ; Migrant Background ; Artists |