The Politics of Cultural Work by M Banks

The Politics of Cultural Work by M Banks

Through a wide-ranging study of labour in the cultural industries, this book critically evaluates how various sociological traditions - including critical theory, governmentality and liberal-democratic approaches - have sought to theorize the creative cultural worker, in art, music, media and design-based occupations.

'This is an enormously helpful resource for understanding cultural work and an important contribution to social theoryBanks is brave enough to offer hope, but intelligent enough to show that there are no easy answers to the important political questions he raises'. - Professor David Hesmondhalgh, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK

MARK BANKS is Reader in Sociology, The Open University, UK. Formerly a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, his principal interest is in cultural economy, especially processes of work and identity formation in the cultural industries. Other research interests include the sociology of creativity, cultural policy, space and cultural criminology.

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Title	The Politics of Cultural Work
Author	M Banks
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2007-11-09
Number of pages	228
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