Campbell, P., O Brien, D. and Taylor, M. orcid.org/0000-0001-5943-9796 (2019) Cultural engagement and the economic performance of the cultural and creative industries: an occupational critique. Sociology, 53 (2). pp. 347-367. ISSN 0038-0385
Abstract
This article presents a new critical engagement with the concept of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), focusing on the rationale for grouping occupations and industries under this label. We show how the definition of ‘creativity’ used to demonstrate CCIs’ economic performance remains contested and variable, particularly with regard to the inclusion of specific parts of the IT sector. In demonstrating the importance of IT to the economic narrative regarding CCIs, we then unfold a related critique, exploring patterns in cultural consumption within CCI occupations. We demonstrate how some CCI workers have distinctively high cultural consumption, others reflect their broader social class, and some, including IT workers, show lower than expected consumption. Overall, we question the coherence of the prevailing CCI category, particularly in government policy, and suggest a new mode of ‘cultural’ occupational analysis for the sociology of CCIs.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, The Author(s) 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | Creative industries; cultural consumption; cultural industries; cultural policy; multiple correspondence analysis; social stratification; taste |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (AHRC) AH/P013155/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2018 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 09:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038518772737 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0038038518772737 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:132192 |