Robert Livingstone assesses how Scotland could become a thriving ‘cultural democracy’, warning the alternative is a shameful cultural deficit that is “unworthy of any truly progressive nation”.
I believe passionately in the principle of Our Cultural Commons. Many disciplines - archaeology, anthropology, neurology, evolutionary psychology - combine to demonstrate how vital culture has been to our evolution as a species, to our personal sense of identity, and to our ability to act communally for the greater good. But, though ‘culture’ is something shared by every community on the planet, in the West it is only in the last two centuries that we have seen a true democratisation of culture, making it possible for anyone, regardless of background... Keep reading on Voluntary Arts
I believe passionately in the principle of Our Cultural Commons. Many disciplines - archaeology, anthropology, neurology, evolutionary psychology - combine to demonstrate how vital culture has been to our evolution as a species, to our personal sense of identity, and to our ability to act communally for the greater good. But, though ‘culture’ is something shared by every community on the planet, in the West it is only in the last two centuries that we have seen a true democratisation of culture, making it possible for anyone, regardless of background... Keep reading on Voluntary Arts