London: A Vortex of Culture, but for everyone?

Ilaria GizziVanda Huber

Rusnac NataliaSveva Germani

Alba Páez RodríguezJuan Córdoba Martínez

Surveying People

These are the different nationalities we have interviewed:

-British-American-Scottish- New Zealanders-Japanese-Polish-Spanish-French-Pakistani-Norwegian -Caribbean-Maltese

We would like to remark the importance of…

• The Old Father Thames– North and South

• The Globe:– Legitimate / illegitimate culture?– Hegemony of the British Imperialist culture

The Survey on Literature:

Survey on Literature - Immigrants

Samuel B

eckett

Angela

Carter

Joseph Conrad

T. S. E

lliot

Ralph W

. Ellis

on

Aldous Huxle

y

Lloyd

s Jones

James J

oyce

D.H. Lawrence

George Orw

ell

Salm

an Rush

die

Virginia

Woolf0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

YES

NO

Survey on Literature – Native Speakers

Samuel B

eckett

Angela

Carter

Joseph Conrad

T. S. E

lliot

Ralph W

. Ellis

on

Aldous Huxle

y

Lloyd

s Jones

James J

oyce

D.H. Lawrence

George Orw

ell

Salm

an Rush

die

Virginia

Woolf0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

YES

NO

London in Literature

9

4

Native Speakers

YESNO

6

9

Immigrants

YESNO

The Survey on Musicals:

Survey on Musicals - Immigrants

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

YES

NO

Survey on Musicals – Native Speakers

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

YES

NO

About Musicals

4

7

Native Speakers

Never go to musical sFrom 1 to 5 times / year

2

10

2

Immigrants

Never go to musicalsFrom 1 to 5 times / yearFrom 5 to 10 times / year

Further Information

• English Native Writers vs. Non English Native Writers

• Any other works related to London?

• Any other musicals in London?

• Comments on musicals

Conclusions

• Both Londoners and immigrants think that the city of London offers the same possibilities to everyone to access culture.

• However not all of them make the most of the opportunities that the city offers.