Urban Cultural Projects: Practice, Research, Policy
I have been invited by the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center to join an international research gathering at the university’s […]
Talks
The cultural value of event-led city regeneration
I am in Helsinki presenting the paper ‘The cultural value of event-led city regeneration. What makes a European Capital of Culture sustainable’ .
Remembering, Narrating & Re-connecting Space in Liverpool
On the 14 & 15 May I am contributing to “The Global City: Past and Present“, as part of an
Urban Myths?
Urban Myths? Transforming narratives of place via the media representation of one-off international cultural events Paper presented at: Mediated City
Presentation: Reclaiming the street
From the 1st to the 3rd September I contributed to the second ‘Future of Places’ global conference, hosted in Buenos
Plenary Panel at Forum Avignon Bilbao
I presented the paper: European Capitals of Culture as a platform for artists to shape and change institutions within the panel dedicated
Collection of films on my views about Liverpool and cultural regeneration
I have finally had the chance to tidy up the links to a series of films produced under the series
Plenary at the European Culture Forum
I was pleased to provide an overview of my research on the European Capital of Culture Programme at the 3rd
Debate: In praise of cultural policy research
In my new role as Head of Cultural Policy & Impact research at the Institute of Cultural Capital, I have
Local Dependencies for Global Festivals
2011, Jan 28-29, Birkbeck University, London Conference: LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE-OLYMPIC CITY This two-day workshop
#media2012
2010, Dec 15: IOC Lausanne. #media2012: Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games Paper presented
The Cultural Olympiad as a platform to expand Olympic narratives
Contribution to panel within the #media 2012 conference at the Abandon Normal Devices festival in Manchester Panel Debate: Journalism, Sport
25th Anniversary of European Capital of Culture, Brussels
I was a plenary speaker at a major European Commission conference in Brussels, celebrating 25 years of the European Capital
Beyond Impacts
Lessons and legacies from researching Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture The five year Impacts 08 research programme I have directed
Developing a Profile for Culture within the London 2012 Games
Presentation to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad / Creative Programmers meeting in Liverpool, 19th November 2008 Summary: By 2012, cultural
New Beijing, New Media?
Emergent Journalistic Practice at the Olympics In: 9th International Symposium on Olympic Research, International Centre for Olympic Studies, University of
Can policy be artist-led?
Perspectives from a policy analyst / researcher 2007, March 7 In January 2007, I was invited by the artists think
Symbolic maps of the city
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘Symbolic maps of the city: Visualising conflicting narratives to capture the meaning(s) of place’ in: Mapping the
The Creative Legacy of the Olympic Games
Garcia, B. (2007) ‘The creative legacy of the Olympic Games. The symbolic dimension of the Games as a basis for
New Beijing, Great Journalism?
Garcia, B. and Miah, A. (2007) ‘New Beijing, Great Journalism? Media Freedom During the Beijing Olympic Games period’ in session: