In tracing the development of Cuban cultural policy between the years of 1959 and 1976, Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt conceptualizes that history, and its ideas about the role of culture in society, as a potential “antidote” to contemporary, neoliberal policy paradigms. However, in its intense focus on the positions articulated by the revolutionary leadership, her account of that history shortchanges the ideas of those who held critical or opposing views. This review locates Gordon-Nesbitt's approach in the context of debates about early revolutionary cultural policy, and in relation to the current tendency in cultural policy, which thoroughly instrumentalizes creativity and culture.

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捍卫革命就是捍卫文化-但是，哪个版本？

丽贝卡·戈登·内斯比特（Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt）在追溯1959年至1976年间古巴文化政策的发展时，将这一历史及其关于文化在社会中的作用的观念概念化为当代，新自由主义政策范式的潜在“解毒剂”。然而，由于她对革命领导层所表达的立场的高度关注，她对这一历史的叙述使那些持批评或反对意见的人的思想变短了。这篇评论将戈登-内斯比特的方法定位在关于早期革命文化政策的辩论中，并与当前文化政策的趋势相关，后者彻底地发挥了创造力和文化的作用。