Media and the Arts

 

Marketing and Advertising

Is there too much advertising?

How susceptible are we to it?

How are goods and services marketed other than by advertising?

Which forms of advertising are most effective?

Are health and education businesses to be marketed like any other?

 

Media influence and ownership [see also politics]

What goes into the making of a youth icon?

Is television addictive?

Do particular columnists and interviewers wield excessive power?

Does the press have power without responsibility?

Do politicians exploit the media, or vice versa?

 

Does the TV franchise system work?

Is there room for the small film-maker and producer?

Should we fear a concentration of ownership?

How much discretion do newspaper editors have?

Is the Internet a genuine free-for-all?

 

Global media [see also globalisation]

What is the role of news agencies?

Are we watching and reading more foreign news?

What are the effects of the global reach of broadcasting?

Are cultural values at risk from bombardment by US-based media?

 

Art and Society

How important is art to our identity?

What is the role of art in education?

Does art have theraputic value?

Can art change our minds, or our behaviour?

Are we all artists, and critics?

 

3-D art (i.e. architecture, sculpture etc.)

When is a building a work of architecture?

What makes a building a thing of beauty (or a 'monstrous carbuncle'!)?

How far do materials determine style?

What are the functions of public works of sculpture?

What do we make of 'installation' art?

 

 

new media

new arts

heritage and tourism

decoding arts and media

popular and performing arts

artistic standards

music and literature

cultural diversity [see also politics]