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La notion de médiation culturelle s’est institutionnalisée dans le monde culturel et dans le monde universitaire. Son analyse concerne la situation de médiation et le système de médiations comme répertoire d’actions, ce qui engage deux dimensions : la dimension historique et la dimension politique. Il est donc nécessaire, tant dans la recherche que dans les formations, de maintenir une distance critique envers certaines conceptions mythiques de la notion.

What is the use of the notion of cultural mediation?The concept of cultural mediation has been realized institutionally both within the world of culture and also within the university. The analysis must take into account the context of the mediation and the general system of mediations, understood as a repertory of interventions. This calls attention to two dimensions, historical and political. It is therefore necessary, as much in research as in education and training, to maintain a critical distance towards certain mythologizing versions of the notion.