Culture Wars in Denmark

Tania Ørum

Culture Wars in Denmark

Department of Arts and Cultural Studies

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.

Translated title of the contribution	Kulturkrigene i Danmark
Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Cultural HIstory of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975
Editors	Tania Ørum, Jesper Olsson
Number of pages	6
Place of Publication	Leiden & Boston
Publisher	Brill
Publication date	2016
Pages	106-111
ISBN (Print)	9789004310490
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004310506
Publication status	Published - 2016

Series	Avant Garde Critical Studies
Volume	32
ISSN	1387-3008

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities

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