Oakley, K and O'Brien, D (2015) Cultural Value and Inequality: A Critical Literature Review. Report. Arts and Humanities Research Council
Abstract
Inequality has become essential to understanding contemporary British society and is at the forefront of media, political and practice discussions of the future of the arts in the UK. Whilst there is a wealth of work on traditional areas of inequality, such as those associated with income or gender, the relationship between culture, specifically cultural value, and inequality is comparatively under-researched. The literature review considers inequality and cultural value from two points of view: how cultural value is consumed and how it is produced. The review argues that these two activities are absolutely essential to understanding the relationship between culture and social inequality, but that the two activities have traditionally been considered separately in both academic research and public policy. The review concentrates on the ‘big three’ issues of inequality – race, class and gender, where most of the literature is to be found, but also touches on disability, sexuality and spatial inequality. All of the research reviewed suggests an undeniable connection between cultural value and inequality. Understanding that connection is currently impeded by problems with data. The report suggests the political saliency of this topic means that public policy must do more to provide robust research, particularly about cultural production.
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©Arts and Humanities Research Council 2015. This is an author produced version of a report commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. |
Keywords: | Inequality; social stratification; exclusion; access; gender; race; class |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Arts & Humanities Research Council AHRC AH/M50421X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2015 13:44 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 17:48 |
Published Version: | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/News-and-Events/News/Documen... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Arts and Humanities Research Council |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88558 |