Culture Is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common Good

by Justin O'Connor

Culture is at the heart of what it means to be human. But twenty-five years ago, the British government rebranded art and culture as 'creative industries', valued for their economic contribution, and set out to launch the UK as the creative workshop of a globalised world.

Where does that leave art and culture now? Facing exhausted workers and a lack of funding and vision, culture finds itself in the grip of accountancy firms, creativity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526171260
• ISBN13: 9781526171269
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"