Canadian Cultural Policy in Transition

Devin Beauregard is a policy analyst and cultural policy researcher. He is an affiliate researcher at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa.Jonathan Paquette is a full professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies. He is director of the cultural policy research network at the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. Since 2014, Jonathan has served as the executive editor of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society.

• Introduction: Policy and perspectives in transition – Canadian cultural policyDevin Beauregard and Jonathan Paquette PART I - Situating Canadian cultural policy – Classic and conventional conceptions of Canadian cultural policy1. Arts policy, heritage policy, and the construction of a Canadian identity (1840–1949)Carl Dholandas and Jonathan Paquette2. Culture in transition: The cultural policy legacy of the Massey CommissionDevin Beauregard3. Canada at 100, Canada at 150: The challenge and legacy of commemorating a nation built on colonialismDevin Beauregard4. Cultural policy in Canada: An institutional perspectiveJonathan Paquette and Carl Dholandas5. Canadian cultural policy: Policy rationale, values and debatesJonathan Paquette, Carl Dholandas, and Devin Beauregard6. Canadian cultural policy and Indigenous arts: Taking stockAurélie Lacassagne PART II - Social justice and diversity – The changing landscape of Canadian cultural policy7. Policy performance: Disciplining artists in the #MeToo eraLowell Gasoi8. Representing the marginalized public: How the Workers’ History Museum challenges the heritage policy landscapeChristopher Gunter9. Cultural participation through digital technology: A puzzling issue for cultural governanceGuillaume Sirois, Nathalie Casemajor, and Guy Bellavance10. Promoting the cultural expressions of migrants through education and public awareness programs: The crucial role of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural ExpressionsIvana Otasevic11. The contribution of international forums apart from UNESCO in achieving the objectives of the Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the digital environmentClémence Varin12. Analyzing Canadian third language media policy: Carving a path for the future of Canadian ethnic mediaGeneva Alexandria NamPART III – Cultural and creative industries – Innovation and industrialization of Canadian culture13. Digital cultural industrialism and the arts: A critical look at Creative Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Strategy FundMariane Bourcheix-Laporte14. Understanding the instrumentalization of creativity in provincial cultural policies: The creative economy project in British ColumbiaTaeyoung Kim 15. The "New Main Street": Reshaping the Canadian creative ecosystemMary Elizabeth Luka16. From all directions: Responses to changes in environment and government direction at FACTOR, 2005–2020Richard Sutherland17. Quality over Quantity: The role of the Ontario Museum Association in community museum governanceRobin Nelson 18. Experimentation in federal cultural policyKate Mattocks