cultural economy
Friction in the Creative City The Indonesian city of Bandung presents itself as an “emerging creative city.” This raises the question of how an “emerging” creative city can attain realisation: when and where is the creative city accomplished? The formalisation of the creative city creates friction – to borrow the term from Tsing. This friction manifests in…
Read MoreCultural industries come in many different forms around the world. Though the language we use seems remarkably similar. How come?
Read MoreThis co-authored book Global Cultural Economy critically interrogates the role cultural and creative industries play in societies.
Read MoreCet article propose cinq prismes idéologiques à travers lesquels le discours multipolaire sur l’économie culturelle est communément défini : laudatif, ambitieux, dissident, agnostique, réflexif.
Read MoreAcross the African continent, music distribution has long been dominated by makeshift networks operating in the margins of the formal economy. The rise of digital distribution has promised change, but how has this affected the political economy of music industries?
Read MoreThis article explores the various ways inter-governmental organisations (such as UNESCO and UNCTAD) have adopted the ‘creative economy’ as a way to influence the governance of cultural industries around the world.
Read MoreÀ travers un engagement empiriquement fondé au sein de ce débat, ce livre montre comment le recours à la catégorie des « industries culturelles et créatives » dans les politiques publiques reconfigure les limites des politiques culturelles.
Read MoreGhana, like many other countries, tries to eliminate media piracy. But what does this mean for distributors working in the margins of the formal economy? And, more fundamentally, what does this means for the tension between copyright and cultural rights?
Read MoreGhana, like many other countries, tries to eliminate media piracy. But what does this mean for distributors working in the margins of the formal economy? And, more fundamentally, what does this means for the tension between copyright and cultural rights?
Read MoreThe book claims to be about the creative economy and culture, but does not engage much with what culture means exactly.
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