Clarke Mackey
- Affiliation: Queen’s University
Clarke Mackey has taught in the Dept. of Film and Media at Queen’s University since 1988. Over the last forty years his feature films, television shows, and documentaries on social justice issues have won awards and garnered much critical praise.
Books by Clarke Mackey
Random Acts of Culture
Reclaiming Art and Community in the 21st Centure
Clarke Mackey
In our society, cultural activity – or “the arts” – usually refers to the high culture of the elites and popular mass culture. Clarke Mackey argues for a third category that is as old as human society itself but seldom discussed: vernacular culture. Vernacular culture comprises all those creative, non-instrumental activities that people engage in daily – activities that provide meaning in life: conversations between friends, social gatherings and rituals, play and participatory… (more information)