scholarly journals The role of events in developing the cultural side of a city: Assessing events organized by European Capitals of Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Claudiu Coman ◽  
Maria Cristina Bularca ◽  
Adrian Otovescu
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Young Audiences ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
European Capital Of Culture ◽  
Promotion Strategies ◽  
Social Side ◽  
The City ◽  
People Today

People today are continuously searching for new experiences, and thus the events organized by a city can play an important role in influencing peoples’ decision to visit a certain city. In this regard, the title of European Capital of Culture can offer a city competitive advantage and it can help it improve its cultural as well as its social side. Hence, through the events organized while holding the title of European Capital of Culture, cities can better promote themselves as cultural cities, but they can also offer citizens and tourists diverse and interesting experiences and entertainment opportunities. Thus, we focused our research on the city of Aarhus. The purpose of our research was to assess the way Aarhus promoted itself through its events while having the title of European Capital of Culture in 2017, in order to extract some guidelines that could be further used as frame of reference by other cities in their development and promotion strategies. After analyzing one of the events organized by Aarhus- GrowOP - the only opera festival in Denmark designed for children, our findings revealed that the city used cultural events as a way to develop itself and attract tourists. The event was well organized, it was in line with the concept of the entire program of the city and through it, Aarhus aimed at integrating new and young audiences into its cultural life.

СHILDREN'S LIBRARIES: THE CASE OF TOMSK, 1960–1970

2021 ◽  
pp. 272-282
Author(s):  
Alexsandra I. Ermolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Tomsk Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The City

The paper discusses the activities of children's libraries in Tomsk in the 1960s and 70s. The main goal of this study is consider the history of children's libraries in the city and reveal the role of libraries in educational, cultural, political and ideological components of the everyday lives of young Tomsk residents. There are several reasons for addressing this problem. In the USSR, children were always not only in the care of the state, but also part of the political discourse about the happy childhood and the man of the future who was expected to live under communism. In this context, children's libraries were given a special status as places that successfully combined educational, cultural, political and ideological activities for children. The Tomsk Region has always been considered the intellectual center of Siberia. Therefore, it seems obvious that there has always been a special focus on the development of libraries in Tomsk. For example, the number of public libraries in the Tomsk Region increased from 135 in 1945 to 495 in 1964. This study addresses the history of children's libraries in the city. The thematic focus of their collections, and According to the regional archive, in the 1960– 70s, there were four active children's libraries in the city. The main ones were City Children's Library No. 1 located at 167 Lenin Avenue, and Marshak Children's Library No. 2 located at 17a Nikitina Street, The two other were smaller in size: Library No. 3 (81 Michurina) and City Children's Library No. 6 (9 Kolkhoznaya). The statistical reports of libraries demonstrate the increasing interest of young Tomsk residents in library activities: the number of readers, as well as number of visits grew from year to year. The libraries had quite diverse collections, which included not only books, but also periodicals. Some interesting observations can be made about the distribution of genres: socio-political publications are the second most popular genre, after fiction. Libraries were not only a place where children could receive and read books, but also hosted a variety of cultural, educational and leisure events, such as matinees, debates, exhibitions, and poetry evenings. There were Young Readers Clubs which arranged book discussions and meetings with interesting people. All this evidence suggests that children's libraries were an essential part of the city's social and cultural life. They acted as a kind of educational centers where young Tomsk residents could find answers to their questions. They were also places of leisure where children could spend their free time. Moreover, libraries inculcated some ideologically correct attitudes. Meetings, disputes, and quizzes held in libraries always addressed topics related to Lenin, communism, and activities of the Commuunist Party of the Soviet Union.

Genova, dalle Colombiane a Capitale Europea della Cultura. Grandi eventi e processi di rigenerazione urbana

TERRITORIO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Francesco Gastaldi
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
City Centre ◽  
The Past ◽  
European Capital Of Culture ◽  
Urban Transformations ◽  
The City ◽  
Historical Centre

- Major events have played a crucial role in the urban transformations that have taken place in Genoa over the past 15 years, both for the huge investments they require and for the way they have redefined the city's image. Urban transformation, upgrading and maintenance, all of which have affected the historical centre and the waterfront, have contributed decisively to the reversing of the process of physical, economic and social degradation which had been devouring many parts of the city centre. 2004 was the year Genoa became European Capital of Culture and this was a turning point in the endeavour to relaunch and consolidate the role of the city in the tourist and cultural panorama of both Italy and Europe.

scholarly journals Walking in the winter: a qualitative study to identify environmental barriers encountered by seniors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herthana Siva
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Healthy Communities ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Land Use Policies ◽  
Promotion Strategies ◽  
Public Health Promotion ◽  
The City

The purpose of this research was to explore features in the built environment that are considered to be barriers by seniors when walking in the winter. Nine seniors across four neighbourhoods in the City of Mississauga participated in the study. A combination of photovoice and semi-structured interviews was used to collect data. Findings revealed safety related to fall hazards and traffic conditions as major concerns among the seniors. Participants provided suggestions for potential changes to improve walking conditions for seniors, including: judicious placement of interim crosswalks, more open public washrooms, additional benches in parks, and railings along sloping sidewalks and cameras in parks. This research contributes to the limited literature that investigates the role of the built environment on physical activity levels among seniors. Results can help inform questions for the development of a walkability audit tool, public health promotion strategies and municipal land use policies to build healthy communities.

The Garrison and the Wider Society

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Dominy
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Class Relations ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
British Military ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Side ◽  
Settler Society

This chapter examines the reflection of the British military hierarchy in the class relations in settler society by comparing the “respectable” actions of soldiers taking their discharge and becoming settlers with the “rough” actions of drunkenness and desertion. It first considers the garrison's influence in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in Natal before discussing the social side of the garrison that emphasized class differentiation. It then explores the reinforcement of the colonial “middling” class by the recruitment of respectable soldier-settlers and how the Christian converts of Edendale, the amaKholwa, provided the new reference points for a community attempting to define itself in terms of middle-class respectability. It also looks at the role of drunkenness in acts of indiscipline and low morale among British troops in the garrison at Fort Napier, along with the hunting ideology that fed into broader concepts of masculinity, aggression, and images of warriors. The chapter shows that garrison activities were integral to the wider social and cultural life of settler society in Natal.

scholarly journals Sources to the History of the Education Society ‘Prosvita’ in Sumy (1917-1918)

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav O. Artyukh ◽  
Hennadiy M. Ivanushchenko
Keyword(s):  
Local State ◽  
State Archive ◽  
Central State ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Education Society ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
State Language

This work is dedicated to the publication and analysis of 15 previously unknown documents from the history of ‘Prosvita’ society during the Ukrainian Revolution (1917-1918). Some of the documents are now stored in the funds of the State Archive of Sumy Oblast and the Central State Archive of Supreme Authorities and Governments of Ukraine, the another section are newspaper publications in rare editions and a memoir. The contents of the documents testify that in Sumy the ‘Prosvita’ Society was established on April 9, 1917, and already on May 21 strongly declared itself, becoming the organizer of the Shevchenko festival. At the same time, the Society made proposals to name one of the city streets by the name of Taras Shevchenko, and erect a monument in memory of him. Sumy ‘Prosvita’ took an active part in the Ukrainianization of the local state administrations when the Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyj was a ruler of Ukraine. At ‘Prosvita’, courses in Ukrainian Studies and Ukrainian were opened for civil servants, teachers, and all who were interested. In October 1918, during the discussion around the introduction of two state languages in Ukraine – the Ukrainian and Russian, congresses of the ‘Prosvita’ societies of Sumy district unambiguously had spoken in favor of the Ukrainian language as the only state language and a resolution was sent to Hetman Skoropadskyj. Also, ‘Prosvita’ constantly had organized literary meetings and concerts, lectures, most often in its premises. Here, the famous Ukrainian writer Hnat Hotkevych had lectured on the history of Ukraine from October 15, 1918. In addition, lectures on national issues here were read by Yakiv Mamontov, V. Kolomiets, Mykola Yukhnovsky. On October 3, 1918, a concert of the famous kobzar Ivan Kuchuhura-Kucherenko was scheduled in the premises of ‘Prosvita’. Also, theatrical activity was one of the main activities of ‘Prosvita’. Prosvita in Sumy had staged performances at the Korepanov Theatre, which they rented. A Ukrainian choir also performed at the ‘Prosvita’. In 1918, at the time of the Ukrainian State of Hetman P. Skoropadskyj, the most significant in the activity of Sumy ‘Prosvita’ was the opening by virtue of his efforts, Ukrainian grammar schools. Grammar schools were started to act in Sumy and in Nyzhnia Syrovatka and Yunakivka villages. The documents provided make it possible to carry out a reasoned reconstruction of national and cultural life in Sumy during the Ukrainian Revolution, they will undoubtedly interest historians and local historians and will stimulate further research in this direction, as they shed additional light on the history of cultural and educational work in Sumy, as well as wider the role of “Prosvita” in the processes of modern Ukrainian national formation. Keywords: Sumy, “Prosvita”, revolution, Ukrainianization, education, Ukrainian language, theatre, Taras Shevchenko.

scholarly journals Street art in perception of Russian urban youth: a manifestation of creativity or a form of vandalism?

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
Dmitry Vasil'evich Rudenkin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Street Art ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Basic Hypothesis ◽  
The City ◽  
Adolescent Period

This article is dedicated to analysis of the dominants in perception of street art by Russian urban youth. Adolescent period for the representatives of modern urban youth in Russia fell on the time when street art was gradually turning into an ordinary element of cultural life and even the so-called brand of many cities. Basic hypothesis advanced in this work is that moving into adulthood in the conditions of proliferation of street art could form interest and loyalty to this creative genre among the current representatives of Russian urban youth. For verification of this hypothesis, the author resorts to the data of the original sociological research that involved youth of a particular city – Yekaterinburg. The key subject of this research is the peculiarities of perception of street art characteristic to youth of the city. The conclusion is made that the hypothesis on formation of loyalty and interest to street art among urban youth is valid. Street art is perceived as a full-fledged genre of art that makes city brighter and more attractive. The opinion that street art is vandalism and insult of urban space is virtually absent among youth. They rather expect the authorities to create conditions for the development of street art than fight against it. The main result of this work consists in the statement that urban youth considers street art as something natural and organic for social reality of the city. The novelty of this research lies in application of sociological methodology for assessing the role of street art in life of a modern city: referring to survey techniques, the author demonstrates the perception of street art of youth of the city and analyzes the factors that led to its formation.

scholarly journals Survei Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Implementasi Program Kebersihan, Keindahan, Dan Ketertiban (K3) Di Kota Mataram (Studi di Kelurahan Jempong Baru)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmad Hidayat ◽  
Iwin Ardyawin ◽  
Mustamin Mustamin ◽  
Mardiah Mardiah
Keyword(s):  
Married Couples ◽  
City Government ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Youth Leaders ◽  
Plant Seeds ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The City

The Mataram City Government issued a Mataram City Regional Regulation (Perda) No. 10 of 2008 concerning waste management which aims to create a physically and mentally healthy society. A clean environment makes people healthy. A clean environment is part of faith. This will have an impact on the socio-cultural life of the city of Mataram with the motto of progress and religion, one of which is through service, empowerment and the role of the community in upholding improvement, cleanliness, and beauty (K3). One of the villages that implemented the program was Jempong Baru village. In this study the author aims to determine how the community's satisfaction with the implementation of the program of cleanliness, beauty and whether (K3) in Jempong Baru Village. A derivative of the Mataram City Regional Regulation concerning the implementation of the cleanliness, beauty and beauty (K3) program in Jempong Baru Village. In this study the authors analyzed the data with a simple survey method, and analyzed descriptively. From the total population, 50 respondents were selected as community leaders, youth leaders, and Jempong Baru village officials. Data was collected by using interview/interview methods, questionnaires and documentation. The results of the community satisfaction survey on the implementation of the K3 program in the Jempong Baru sub-district came to the conclusion that they were "Satisfied" with the OSH program in the form of actions such as the program distributing pamphlets about the dangers of littering, working together to clean up trash in Ivory Coast, distributing plant seeds to residents, making chairs and tables from materials to beautify the environment, making Awik–Awik/ regulations prohibiting couples from bringing non-married couples to rented houses and distributing pamphlets on how to anticipate curanmor (motor theft) in order to maintain security. The problem is that there are people who don't really care about this program. It is hoped that in the future the community will know the importance of maintaining cleanliness and health (K3) and can apply it in daily life so that the city of Mataram is clean and religious

scholarly journals The role of culture in the regional development process. Sibiu - European Capital of Culture 2007

2015 ◽  
pp. 135-153
Author(s):  
Alina Stoica ◽  
Florentina Chirodea
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
European Capital Of Culture ◽  
International Profile ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

In the recent years, an increased interest in the use of culture as an instrument of politics and economics has expanded and influenced regional development. This paper aims to highlight the ability of culture to generate wealth for the community, on the one hand, and on the other as a catalyst for sustainable economic recovery by developing innovative and creative sectors based on arts activities. We will, however, single out the city of Sibiu and implicitly the “European Capital of Culture”, city that aims to highlight the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe, the contribution of culture to urban development, the increasing international profile of cities and a better image in the eyes of the inhabitants.http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/1647-6336_12_8

scholarly journals Merchant Libraries in the Cultural Heritage of Irkutsk

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-528
Author(s):  
Vadim Shakherov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Research Work ◽  
State University ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The City

The article considers the role of merchant libraries in the history of the city. The reviewed books open a new publishing series of the scientific library of Irkutsk University, dedicated to merchant libraries of Irkutsk. Its publications provide an opportunity to get familiar with the old book collections of Irkutsk residents, know more about the interest in books and reading in our city as well as the history of private libraries. The first book in the series, published in 2019, was dedicated to the book collection of the largest Irkutsk merchant, the philanthropist and bibliophile V.N. Basnin, whose estate was one of the largest cultural salons in Irkutsk in the first half of the 19th century. The book under review contains the most complete catalog of Basnin’s library, which he had been collecting for more than 40 years. It should be noted that he was not only a reader, but also quite a professional bibliographer, ordered by mail novelty books, making their systematization and description. The second book in the series is dedicated to other merchant libraries. Its compilers have done a lot of research work to find these publications, systematize them and identify their owners. The catalog presented by the Irkutsk State University library most fully reflects the merchants’ interest in printed publications. It includes 969 book titles, reflecting 1 194 editions with exlibrises, autographs and notes of their owners. Despite the purely bibliographic nature of the peer-reviewed publications, which are considered in the research, they are of interest to different groups of people. The author notes the importance of the books not only to library workers, but also to all the readers who are not indifferent to the history of cultural life in Irkutsk, as well as to the role of books and home libraries in personality development and formation of human abilities.

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