"The Newspaper of Calabria" Sunday, March 29, 2009
The word culture has become, now more than ever, a trend, bringing the 'use of term even in the sense of "junk culture". What is meant by culture today and how it should be understood within the cultural politics of public administration is the latest book by Franco Dionesalvi theme "Right to culture and cultural politics: theories of practice" (co-essence editions) , presented at the Museum of the Present of Rende. The event promoted by the Board and the Group of Democratic Network, has seen active participation by the many present who have sought to contribute to the debate stimulated by the actions of Ross Loizzo, Giuseppe Lanzino, Santo and the author Frank Gioffre Dionesalvi. "We voluto presentare questo volume -ha detto Rossana Loizzo- perché la cultura è anche una questione politica che deve farci interrogare su quali messaggi stiamo trasferendo ai nostri giovani attraverso la “cultura-propaganda” che non consente di sviluppare senso critico e conoscenza». «Il libro-ha detto Santo Gioffrè, già autore di Artemisia Sanchez e del recente Leonzio Pilato -si basa su una ricerca bibliografica imponente ed indica le difficoltà nell’intendere di “come fare davvero cultura”. Intanto occorre farla e Disonesalvi attraverso la sua esperienza amministrativa al comune di Cosenza da’ un segno a ciò che è stata la sua produzione culturale. L’elemento preoccupante è l’oblio which invests the works, which are not recognized as memory elements deciding the disappearance of local identity. " A dense volume, divided into three main chapters: the concept of culture, cultural policies and the real case of Cosenza 1994 to 2005. Almost a sort of manual for administrators who often trespass, claiming that "everything is culture." Culture and Civilization, says Franco-Dionesalvi two terms and concepts which arise on the basis of different traditions. Culture is an idea of \u200b\u200bmovement as a collection of knowledge that increases a built in, but often we stop at the end and created the contradictions between culture and ignorance, between culture and elite culture mass. Here is the problem of the administrator, because the public cultural policy must begin with the recognition of the need for public and then from that niche, without pointing to the mere spectacle. Culture is the sense and to reaffirm the centrality of the cultural policy through the gradual implementation of the "right to culture". "
Giulia Fresca