Kevin Mulcahy: Hurricane Katrina: A Cultural Chernobyl.

Abstract: This article is a scholarly overview and analysis of
Hurricane Katrina's social and cultural devastation of the unique,
indigenous culture of New Orleans. This study has been prepared as a
scholarly and academic endeavor. However, it is also the basis for
consideration of measures that could be taken to facilitate the
reconstitution of the living environment of New Orleans in a way that is
respectful of its folk culture. The physical devastation caused by the
hurricane severely compromised the precious cultural communities of the
French colonial Gulf Coast. The impact was most devastating to New
Orleans because of its distinctive folk culture, which includes vivid
cultural rituals such as the Mardi Gras Indians, jazz, the jazz funeral
tradition, second line parades, and local cuisine. This culture is
potentially fragile because it is a living culture—not based on
collections preserved within the walls of a museum, but rather in the
lives of its people. It is indisputably worthy of respect and
revitalization. This project, realized through intensive research, will
surely benefit the academic community and, most important, the people of
New Orleans, to whom this document is dedicated. The project has been
interesting, but it is an even greater honor to have the opportunity to
advocate the necessity of reconstituting the folk culture of New Orleans
through positive action to sustain the city's unique way of life. This
will not be easy, but it is crucial for any "new New Orleans." [ABSTRACT
FROM AUTHOR]
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Kevin Mulcahy: International Issues in Arts Management, Law, and Society: Introduction.

Abstract:

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the development of museums within a marketing context, one on the legal dispute between the National Ballet of Canada and its principal dancer Kimberly Glasco, and another on the legal case about questions of intellectual property in the production of Australian Aboriginal art.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=42648791&si

Kevin Mulcahy: The cultural policy of the Counter-Reformation: the case of St. Peter's

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Abstract:

The Counter-Reformation, or Catholic Renewal, provides an important example of how the arts - especially architecture, painting, and sculpture - were mobilized to serve the religious mission of the embattled Catholic Church. Mobilization is an apt word to describe the concerted effort to put artistic expression in tandem with theological belief. As an emotional stimulus for piety, religious imagery in support of doctrinal orthodoxy was welcome. The Council of Trent decreed that through works of art the faithful could be instructed in the articles of faith. This aesthetic ideology required the creation of images that would strengthen their beliefs and guide their emotions. Art was to have a pedagogical purpose by representing sacred doctrine and the Church's aesthetic imprimatur was a necessary guarantee of doctrinal correctness. As such, counter-reformatory aesthetics were a complement to the more general aspirations of the Catholic Renewal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Excellent, ethereal short story from Karen Russell in The New Yorker

Please take some time to check out Karen Russell's short story "The Bad Graft," published earlier this summer in the New Yorker. Its desert imagery, fungal invader, and portrayal of the ways that love and possession co-exist in the human moved me. It's an important story written by one of literature's most talented woman writers.

Interesting Post by my LSU colleague Jon Cogburn!

Jon Cogburn, writing for his blog, tackles the interrelations between American culture's obsession with zombies and the history of ideas.

Cogburn is my colleague at LSU, in our Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and well published in the areas of metaphysics and logic. His thoughs on the connection between Hegelianism, bodily decay, and advances in health care since the 19th century is probably the most creative post I've seen online this week. Check it out!

Exciting News for Cultural Policy: Research and Pedagogy

I've reached out to several of my colleagues - both senior scholars and junior faculty - to ask them to agree to be interviewed for this blog. In the buildup to these interviews, we will be posting links to some of the exciting research they have done on cultural policy and cultural economy.

More details soon!

Kevin Mulcahy, September 2014 LSU CV: Awards, Lectureships, and Prizes; References

AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, AND PRIZES:

Member, Institute for Cultural Studies, Shenzhen University, 2013-2016

Member, Advisory Board of Observatorio Politico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012
Review Committee, Fulbright Senior Specialist Program, 2010-2011.

Chercheur, Institut de Recherche Scientifique du Canada, 2009-2014.
Fulbright Senior Specialist, Transylvania, Romania, October-November, 2009.

“Who’s Who in Cultural Policy Research,” International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies, 2007-2014.

Honorary Homecoming Football Coach. Named by the LSU Football Academic Advisory Office, 2010.

Research Grant Recipient, Award for Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS Award), Louisiana State Board of Regents, 2007.

Donor, Live Oak Endowment Fund, Dedications: “To Honor the Joys of Teaching.” 2011; “For Emily D. Mulcahy: Mother, Mentor,” 2005.

Louisiana State University Student Senate Resolution 9, “Commendation for Contributions to the Awareness of the University’s Architectural Heritage,” Fall 2004.

Sheldon Beychok Distinguished Professorship in Political Science and Public Administration, Louisiana State University, 2003.

Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Laszlo Orszagh Chair in American Studies, Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, 2002-2003.

Louisiana State University Historic Live Oak Endowment, Plaque endowed by deceased former student, Robert Udick, “To Dr. Kevin V. Mulcahy: Mentor, Scholar, Friend,” dedicated in August, 2002.

Louisiana House of Representatives Second Extraordinary Session, Special Commendation in Recognition of Service to Public Arts Programs,” 2001.
Manship Research Fellowship, Summer 1998, for a study of cultural nationalism in France, Canada and Quebec.

Visiting Lecturer, Formation des cadres culturels territoreaux, L’Observatoire des politiques culturelles, Grenoble, France, March 17-19, 1998.

Scholar-in-Residence, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, France, December 15-24, 1996.

Exchange Professor, Ecole d’Etudes Anglophones, Université de Provence (Aix- Marseilles I), Aix-en-Provence, January-July 1996.

Quebec Studies Grant, Ministere des Affairs Internationales, Quebec Ville, July- August 1993 and July-August 1994 for research on the Ministere de la Culture and in the language immersion program at Université Laval.

Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Seminar on French Politics and Society, Ecole d’Etudes Politiques, Paris, June- August, 1991.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Grants, for archival research at the LBJ Library, Austin, TX, 1989, 1991.

Humanist-in-Residence, Louisiana House of Representatives, grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, 1981-83.

Honorary State Representative, 1983.

Honorary Colonel and Aide de Camp, Louisiana Governor’s Staff, 1982.

Delta Zeta Sorority, LSU chapter, Favorite Teacher Award, 1990.

Louisiana Government Course (Political Science 2056) designated one of the “Great Electives,” LSU Survival Guide, August 1988.

Amoco Foundation Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching, Louisiana State University, 1983.

Huntoon Distinguished Teaching Award, Claremont-McKenna College, 1979, 1980.
Queens College Yearbook, “Favorite Teacher Award,” 1975.

EVALUATOR FOR REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society; Journal of Asian and Pacific Cultural Studies; American Review of Canadian Studies; International Journal of Cultural Policy; Poetics; Routledge Press; Polity Press

REFERENCES:
Professor William Clark
Chair, Political Science Dept. Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (225) 578-2141 poclark@lsu.edu

Professor James Stoner
Chair Emeritus, Political Science Dept. Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
(225) 578-2141poston@lsu.edu

Professor Stacia Haynie
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (225) 578-8273 deanhss@lsu.edu

Professor Stephen Boyle Deputy Head of College University of South Australia GPO Box 2471
Adelaide, SA 5001
stephen.boyle@unisa.edu.au

Professor Oliver Bennett
EditorInternational Journal of Cultural Policy Research
University of Warwick Coventry, CV4 7HS
+44 (0) 2476 523297 o.bennett@warwick.ac.uk

Professor Jonathan Paquette School of Political Studies University of Ottawa
Social Science Building 7042 (613) 562-5800, ext. 2970 jonathan.paquette@uottowa.ca
Professor Ann Galligan Editor-In-ChiefJournal of Arts Management, Law & Society
Department of Art & Design Boston, MA 02115
(617) 373-3439 a.galligan@neu.edu