Por uma política dos encontros: reflexões sobre o fomento à cultura e às artes no Brasil

Abstract

This article investigates aspects of Néstor García Canclini’s work that may contribute to reflections on Brazilian cultural policies, marked in recent years by social mobilizations that led to the Aldir Blanc and Paulo Gustavo laws. In addition to the classic article “Cultural Policies and the Development Crisis”, originally published in 1987, Canclini’s works focused on aesthetics and interculturality will be explored. These works highlight institutional crises but also suggest ways to collectively envision other possible worlds. The conclusions indicate that cultural policies can be more effective if, instead of encouraging competition for dwindling resources, they promote encounters that help us imagine new ways of coexisting as a society.