A1 Journal article (refereed)
The Negotiated Cultural Environment (2020)


Lonkila, H., & Hanka, H. (2020). The Negotiated Cultural Environment. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences : Section A, Human and Social Sciences, 74(2), 41-56. http://www.lasproceedings.lv/en/publikacija/the-negotiated-cultural-environment/


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Publication details

All authors or editors: Lonkila, Helena; Hanka, Heikki

Journal or series: Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences : Section A, Human and Social Sciences

ISSN: 1407-0081

Publication year: 2020

Volume: 74

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 41-56

Publisher: Latvijas Zinatnu Akademijas - Latvian Academy of Sciences

Publication country: Latvia

Publication language: English

Persistent website address: http://www.lasproceedings.lv/en/publikacija/the-negotiated-cultural-environment/

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/71573


Abstract

The Master’s Programme in Cultural Environment Studies (KUOMA), at the University of Jyväskylä’s Department of Music, Art, Culture Studies, is an educational innovation founded upon ‘cultural environment’ as a concept and as a framework (as a concept of agency), as well as analysis of the current state of the field of cultural environments.

This article takes a look at some of the starting points and foundations for the research within the Master’s Programme in Cultural Environment Studies, as well as expounding teaching and research practices using two case examples. The Mätäsvaara project was created for developing multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary pedagogy for the university setting by making use of the possibilities of phenomena-based, practical, multi-discipline expertise learning. The project made concrete the breadth of expertise in cultural environments and the dynamic use of the concept of ‘cultural environment’ itself. The multidisciplinary metrics of sustainably growing tourism (MAMOMI) consortium project examine the junctures of cultural sustainability and cultural environments through case studies.

The most significant outcome of the article is a snapshot of cultural environments and sustainable development. A particular goal is to point out the meaning of cultural sustainability in the discourse relating to sustainable development. Thus conceptualized, the ‘cultural environment’ can be seen — like the broader concept of culture — as a flexible and multifaceted framework that allows for egalitarian interaction between different areas of administration, academic discourse, and various societal agents.


Keywords: cultural environment; sustainable development

Free keywords: cultural environment; sustainable development


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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2020

JUFO rating: 0


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