Informace o kvalifikační práci Renegotiating the image of a city in the context of the European Capitals of Culture: A focus on Marseille-Provence 2013 and Pilsen 2015
The programme of European capitals of culture initiated in 1985 is considered one of the most popular policies of the European Union. Each year, it gives the opportunity to two European cities to organise a large-scale event lasting all year long, with the objective to stimulate its local cultural sphere by the erection of new buildings, establishment of new international partnerships and by hosting multiple events. Through the repetition of this event each year and the evolution of the European Union from the 1980s the programme has evolved to change in order to integrate newer European policies, and developed trends regarding its implementation. This thesis, by focusing on two cases with obvious differences in size, location and history, delve into the strategies employed to conduct successfully a European capital of culture. Therefore, the thesis is conducted on the two cases of Marseille-Provence 2013 and Pilsen 2015. By analysing the initial design of these cultural capitals made in the documents submitted during their application process, as well as documents produced after the cultural, the research illustrates these trends by finding out the commonalities and differences found in both cultural capitals.
The study conducted found that the cultural capitals in both cases noticed great similarities in the manner the programme is implemented in each city. Flagship constructions are influenced by similar trends in city-making, such as R. Florida's theory of the creative class. Similar motifs to design cultural events are found in the two cultural capitals such as the usage of local history, or the integration of minorities. The main differences appeared in the content itself of the cultural year, due to historical, political and cultural idiosyncrasies which resulted in a different programme in each cultural capital.
Anotace v angličtině
The programme of European capitals of culture initiated in 1985 is considered one of the most popular policies of the European Union. Each year, it gives the opportunity to two European cities to organise a large-scale event lasting all year long, with the objective to stimulate its local cultural sphere by the erection of new buildings, establishment of new international partnerships and by hosting multiple events. Through the repetition of this event each year and the evolution of the European Union from the 1980s the programme has evolved to change in order to integrate newer European policies, and developed trends regarding its implementation. This thesis, by focusing on two cases with obvious differences in size, location and history, delve into the strategies employed to conduct successfully a European capital of culture. Therefore, the thesis is conducted on the two cases of Marseille-Provence 2013 and Pilsen 2015. By analysing the initial design of these cultural capitals made in the documents submitted during their application process, as well as documents produced after the cultural, the research illustrates these trends by finding out the commonalities and differences found in both cultural capitals.
The study conducted found that the cultural capitals in both cases noticed great similarities in the manner the programme is implemented in each city. Flagship constructions are influenced by similar trends in city-making, such as R. Florida's theory of the creative class. Similar motifs to design cultural events are found in the two cultural capitals such as the usage of local history, or the integration of minorities. The main differences appeared in the content itself of the cultural year, due to historical, political and cultural idiosyncrasies which resulted in a different programme in each cultural capital.
Klíčová slova
European capital of culture, Marseille, Pilsen, Mega-event, creativity, Marseille-Provence
Klíčová slova v angličtině
European capital of culture, Marseille, Pilsen, Mega-event, creativity, Marseille-Provence
Rozsah průvodní práce
85
Jazyk
AN
Anotace
The programme of European capitals of culture initiated in 1985 is considered one of the most popular policies of the European Union. Each year, it gives the opportunity to two European cities to organise a large-scale event lasting all year long, with the objective to stimulate its local cultural sphere by the erection of new buildings, establishment of new international partnerships and by hosting multiple events. Through the repetition of this event each year and the evolution of the European Union from the 1980s the programme has evolved to change in order to integrate newer European policies, and developed trends regarding its implementation. This thesis, by focusing on two cases with obvious differences in size, location and history, delve into the strategies employed to conduct successfully a European capital of culture. Therefore, the thesis is conducted on the two cases of Marseille-Provence 2013 and Pilsen 2015. By analysing the initial design of these cultural capitals made in the documents submitted during their application process, as well as documents produced after the cultural, the research illustrates these trends by finding out the commonalities and differences found in both cultural capitals.
The study conducted found that the cultural capitals in both cases noticed great similarities in the manner the programme is implemented in each city. Flagship constructions are influenced by similar trends in city-making, such as R. Florida's theory of the creative class. Similar motifs to design cultural events are found in the two cultural capitals such as the usage of local history, or the integration of minorities. The main differences appeared in the content itself of the cultural year, due to historical, political and cultural idiosyncrasies which resulted in a different programme in each cultural capital.
Anotace v angličtině
The programme of European capitals of culture initiated in 1985 is considered one of the most popular policies of the European Union. Each year, it gives the opportunity to two European cities to organise a large-scale event lasting all year long, with the objective to stimulate its local cultural sphere by the erection of new buildings, establishment of new international partnerships and by hosting multiple events. Through the repetition of this event each year and the evolution of the European Union from the 1980s the programme has evolved to change in order to integrate newer European policies, and developed trends regarding its implementation. This thesis, by focusing on two cases with obvious differences in size, location and history, delve into the strategies employed to conduct successfully a European capital of culture. Therefore, the thesis is conducted on the two cases of Marseille-Provence 2013 and Pilsen 2015. By analysing the initial design of these cultural capitals made in the documents submitted during their application process, as well as documents produced after the cultural, the research illustrates these trends by finding out the commonalities and differences found in both cultural capitals.
The study conducted found that the cultural capitals in both cases noticed great similarities in the manner the programme is implemented in each city. Flagship constructions are influenced by similar trends in city-making, such as R. Florida's theory of the creative class. Similar motifs to design cultural events are found in the two cultural capitals such as the usage of local history, or the integration of minorities. The main differences appeared in the content itself of the cultural year, due to historical, political and cultural idiosyncrasies which resulted in a different programme in each cultural capital.
Klíčová slova
European capital of culture, Marseille, Pilsen, Mega-event, creativity, Marseille-Provence
Klíčová slova v angličtině
European capital of culture, Marseille, Pilsen, Mega-event, creativity, Marseille-Provence
Zásady pro vypracování
Document analysis
Data gathering
Synthesis
Thesis supervision
Writing
Zásady pro vypracování
Document analysis
Data gathering
Synthesis
Thesis supervision
Writing
Seznam doporučené literatury
Tuuli Lahdesmaki, "European Capital of Culture Designation as an Initiator of Urban Transformation in the Post Socialist Countries", European Planning Studies 22, no. 3 (4 March 2014): 481-97
Giorgia Aiello and Crispin Thurlow, Symbolic Capitals: "Visual Discourse and Intercultural Exchange in the European Capital of Culture Scheme", Language and Intercultural Communication 6, no. 2 (15 May 2006): 148-62, https://doi.org/10.2167/laic234.0
Lauren Andres, "Marseille 2013 or the Final Round of a Long and Complex Regeneration Strategy?", Town Planning Review 82, no. 1 (January 2011): 61-76, https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2011.5.
Sylvia Girel, Maria-Elena Muslacchi, and Nicolas Maisetti, "Le Musee des Civilisations et de la Mediterranee (MuCEM) a Marseille: succes et controverses autour d'un équipement culturel de developpement territorial", in Musees d'art et developpement territorial, Espace et terrritoires (Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2015).
T Fox et al., "Ex-Post Evaluation of 2015 European Capitals of Culture" (Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016)
Nick McAteer et al., "Ex-Post Evaluation of the 2013 European Capitals of Culture"(Brussels: European Commission, December 2014)
Seznam doporučené literatury
Tuuli Lahdesmaki, "European Capital of Culture Designation as an Initiator of Urban Transformation in the Post Socialist Countries", European Planning Studies 22, no. 3 (4 March 2014): 481-97
Giorgia Aiello and Crispin Thurlow, Symbolic Capitals: "Visual Discourse and Intercultural Exchange in the European Capital of Culture Scheme", Language and Intercultural Communication 6, no. 2 (15 May 2006): 148-62, https://doi.org/10.2167/laic234.0
Lauren Andres, "Marseille 2013 or the Final Round of a Long and Complex Regeneration Strategy?", Town Planning Review 82, no. 1 (January 2011): 61-76, https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2011.5.
Sylvia Girel, Maria-Elena Muslacchi, and Nicolas Maisetti, "Le Musee des Civilisations et de la Mediterranee (MuCEM) a Marseille: succes et controverses autour d'un équipement culturel de developpement territorial", in Musees d'art et developpement territorial, Espace et terrritoires (Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2015).
T Fox et al., "Ex-Post Evaluation of 2015 European Capitals of Culture" (Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016)
Nick McAteer et al., "Ex-Post Evaluation of the 2013 European Capitals of Culture"(Brussels: European Commission, December 2014)