@inbook{e581fbdfec8d40d5a026dce93e9f2f8f,
title = "Culture Wars in Denmark",
abstract = "In the 1960s high and low culture were brought into sharp conflict i Denmark. In 1961 a Ministry of Culture was established for the first time. The first minister of culture, the social democrat Julius Bomholt, saw art and culture as an important part of education for democracy that should be made available to everyone. The general public, however, raised demands for more popular and relaxing entertainment. The confrontation between the cultural elite and popular opinion escalated to a series of veritable culture wars. ",
keywords = "Faculty of Humanities, Avant-Garde, Cultural History, Nordic Countries, 1950-1975",
author = "Tania {\O}rum",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789004310490",
series = "Avant Garde Critical Studies",
publisher = "Brill",
pages = "106--111",
editor = "Tania {\O}rum and Jesper Olsson",
booktitle = "A Cultural HIstory of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975",
address = "Netherlands",
}