As part of the Mondiacult program, the dialogue entitled “Reimagining Culture: from Production to Social Value” will take place at the CCCB’s Sala Teatre, from 16:30 to 17:10.
Tomorrow, as part of the Mondiacult program, the dialogue entitled “Reimagining Culture: from Production to Social Value” will take place at the CCCB’s Sala Teatre, from 16:30 to 17:10. The session will feature Justin O’Connor, Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of Adelaide and author of Culture Is Not an Industry, and Pau Rausell, Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia and Director of the Research Area in Cultural Economics and Tourism (Econcult).
Justin O’Connor is Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia, Visiting Professor at the School of Cultural Management at Jiaotong University in Shanghai, and between 2012 and 2018 was part of UNESCO’s “Expert Facility” for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. He has co-edited several works on cultural industries, creative cities, and cultural policies, and in his most recent book Culture Is Not an Industry he offers a critical perspective on the conception of culture as an industry and advocates for its recognition as a public good.
Pau Rausell, born in Gandia in 1966, is an economist and Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia. He is the Director of the Research Area in Cultural Economics and Tourism (Econcult), and in 1999 he formalized the creation of the research group Econcult, a pioneer in Spain in the field of cultural economics. He has published numerous works on culture, innovation, urban cultural planning, and the socioeconomic impacts of culture, and has participated as a researcher in European projects as well as in cultural plans for different territories in Spain.
The “Culture and Citizenship 2025” conference is conceived as a space for meeting and reflection on the role of culture in public life and citizen participation. It brings together experts, cultural managers, policymakers, and the interested public with the aim of analyzing how cultural policies and practices can contribute to strengthening citizenship and democracy.
The program includes debates, round tables, and presentations addressing topics such as:
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Culture as a factor of inclusion and social cohesion.
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Citizen participation in cultural processes.
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Cultural policies in a local and global perspective.
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Models of cultural governance, innovation, and sustainability.
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Case studies of good practices involving communities and territories.
The conference acts as a bridge between academic discourse, institutions, and citizenship, presenting culture not only as an aesthetic act, but as an agent of social transformation.
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