ABSTRACT

This article reframes the conversation on the National Endowment for the Arts’ loss of funding during the 1990s. It argues morality and fiscal responsibility have been overemphasised and instead suggests one must consider the agency’s relationship to the Cold War and cultural diplomacy. Born of the Cold War, it charts the NEA’s development of international programming, its partnerships with the State Department and United States Information Agency, and the financial impact of the Cold War’s end. It extends this analysis to the agency’s resuscitation after 9/11, as the War on Terror gave new life to old approaches.

中文翻译：

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冷战，文化战争，反恐战争：NEA与公共外交的艺术

摘要

本文重新讨论了1990年代国家艺术基金会资金损失的话题。它认为道德和财政责任被过分强调，相反，建议人们必须考虑该机构与冷战和文化外交的关系。它诞生于冷战时期，它描绘了NEA国际计划的发展，与国务院和美国新闻署的合作关系以及冷战结束对经济的影响。随着反恐战争为旧的方法赋予了新的活力，它把这种分析扩展到了9/11之后该机构的复苏。