ABSTRACT

There has been growing interest in the urban affairs literature in investigating the role of the arts in the city because of its multifaceted potential to impact a place. To document central elements of the emerging debates on the arts and the city over the last 20 years, we examined key articles on the subject published in the Journal of Urban Affairs and highlighted their links with several special issues of other journals. The debates canvased over this time can be organized as (1) defining artists as human capital, (2) studying cultural amenities, and (3) examining the role of art around the city. This analysis uncovers some of the themes, methods, and places articulating these academic debates and identifies pivotal overarching economic, symbolic, and social issues. The paper suggests that key directions for future research include widening the journals to be analyzed; developing bibliometric analyses; broadening the geographic selection of case studies, including research in languages other than English; and encouraging more special journal issues focused on art and the city to facilitate multidisciplinary conversations.

摘要

城市事务文献越来越关注艺术在城市中的作用，因为它具有多方面影响一个地方的潜力。为了记录过去 20 年来关于艺术和城市的新兴辩论的核心要素，我们审查了发表在《城市事务杂志》上的有关该主题的关键文章并强调了他们与其他期刊的几个特刊的联系。这段时间的辩论可以组织为（1）将艺术家定义为人力资本，（2）研究文化设施，以及（3）研究艺术在城市中的作用。该分析揭示了阐明这些学术辩论的一些主题、方法和地点，并确定了关键的总体经济、象征和社会问题。该论文建议未来研究的关键方向包括扩大要分析的期刊；开展文献计量分析；扩大案例研究的地域选择，包括以英语以外的语言进行研究；并鼓励更多关注艺术和城市的特殊期刊问题，以促进多学科对话。