Culture is bad for you : inequality and the cultural and creative industries / Orian Brook, Dave O'Brien, and Mark Taylor.

Art and culture are supposed to bring society together. 'Culture is bad for you' challenges the received wisdom that culture is good for us. It does this by demonstrating how who makes culture, and who consumes it, are marked by significant inequality and social division. The book combines the first...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brook, Orian (Author)
O'Brien, Dave (Author)
Taylor, Mark, 1985- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Cultural industries > Great Britain.
Cultural industries > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Discrimination.
Cultural industries.
Cultural industries > Social aspects.
Great Britain.
Industry.
Physical Description:xvii, 361 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Is culture good for you?
  • 3. Who works in culture?
  • 4. Who consumes culture?
  • 5. When does inequality begin in cultural workers' lives?
  • 6. Is it still good work if you're not getting paid?
  • 7. Was there a golden age?
  • 8. How is inequality experienced?
  • 9. Why don't women run culture?
  • 10. What about the men?
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Index