A Guide to Qualitative Research
Focusing on the research process within creative and cultural organizations, this book offers expert insights that guide readers through the complexities of qualitative research. It addresses the challenges faced by newcomers in this diverse field and draws on various disciplinary perspectives to enrich the understanding of research practices.
Careers, Myths and the Creative Profession after German Unification
This volume examines visual artists’ careers in the East German region of Saxony, as seen through the lens of cultural policy studies. The book discusses how myth binaries, memory layers and identity markers shaped artists professional lives in an interwoven and fluid approach following German unification, taking a fresh look at the intricacies of visual artists’ careers within the specifics of the cultural, social and political changes. It surveys artists’ professional practice and work under the new framework of the professional class, and discusses the implications for the profession of artists with special reference to visual artists. Simone Wesner looks beyond geographical and political contexts and provides the reader with a longitudinal narrative that produces a revised understanding of artists’ careers within the cultural policy context.
Die Rolle von Kunst und Kultur in sich wandelnden Gesellschaften. Die Finanzierung und Verwaltung von Kultur in Dresden, Prag und Wroclaw. Internationale kulturelle Beziehungen und regionaler Austausch. Der Kulturmanager als Vermittler