Justin O’Connor is a global policy expert, author, and a Professor of Cultural Economy at the University of South Australia. In this episode, we talk about his book Culture Is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common Good. Justin explains how theoretically poor the concept of the ‘creative industry’ actually is, and how it has messed up cultural policy in many countries. We then talk about an alternative policy vision: art and culture for the common good, anchored in the foundational economy.
Links & References
Justin O’Connor’s website: justin-oconnor.com
Culture Is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common Good: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526171269
The Foundational Economy Collective: foundationaleconomy.com
Reset: Een nieuw begin voor kunst en cultuur: starfishbooks.org/justin-oconnor-reset
About
Art in Permacrisis is a podcast on the organization of art workers in the face of the ever-growing stack of crises, published by the Institute of Network Cultures and Caradt. This episode was hosted by Sepp Eckenhaussen and edited by Anielek Niemyjski.
