{"product_id":"culture-is-bad-for-you-inequality-in-the-cultural-and-creative-industries-revised-and-updated-edition-paperback","title":"Culture Is Bad for You: Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries, Revised and Updated Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrian Brook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDave O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revised and updated edition of this popular title shines a light on the precarious situation of art workers today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCulture keeps you fit and healthy. Culture brings communities together. Culture improves your education. This is the message endlessly repeated by the government and arts organisations. But as this ground-breaking book explains, we need to be cautious about culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCulture is bad for you\u003c\/i\u003e presents an unflinching portrait of the cultural landscape in the UK today. It reveals how women, people of colour and those from working-class backgrounds are systematically excluded, despite the claims of cultural institutions and businesses. Updated to provide a report on the situation after COVID, this edition reveals that despite grand promises from those at the top, exclusion and precarity remain the norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While inequalities of workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised. This book offers a powerful call to transform cultural and creative industries.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revised and updated edition of this popular title shines a light on the precarious situation of art workers today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCulture keeps you fit and healthy. Culture brings communities together. Culture improves your education. This is the message endlessly repeated by the government and arts organisations. But as this ground-breaking book explains, we need to be cautious about culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture is bad for you\u003c\/i\u003e presents an unflinching portrait of the cultural landscape in the UK today. It reveals how women, people of colour and those from working-class backgrounds are systematically excluded, despite the claims of cultural institutions and businesses. Updated to provide a report on the situation after COVID, this edition reveals that despite grand promises from those at the top, exclusion and precarity remain the norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile inequalities of workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised. This book offers a powerful call to transform cultural and creative industries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrian Brook\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Manchester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mark Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at the University of Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48961292959846,"sku":"9781526177810","price":29.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/vi_xGjouzX9781526177810.webp?v=1790585486","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/culture-is-bad-for-you-inequality-in-the-cultural-and-creative-industries-revised-and-updated-edition-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}