Pandemic Culture: The impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and implications for the future provides a summary of the local, regional and national policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis within the cultural sector, based on the findings of a 15-month research project led by the Centre for Cultural Value. It offers a rigorous statistical analysis of the impacts of these policy responses and of the pandemic itself on the cultural workforce across the UK and a mixed-methods analysis of audiences' responses to the pandemic. The book identifies and critically reflects on the core, recurrent themes that have emerged from the research whilst highlighting implications for the sector's future direction and for research in the fields of arts management and cultural policy.
Edited by:
Ben Walmsley,
Abigail Gilmore,
Dave O'Brien
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781526168344
ISBN 10: 1526168340
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 02 October 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Introduction: Framing mixed-methods analyses of the impact of Covid-19 on the cultural sector - Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore and Dave O’Brien 1 Cultural policy and the pandemic: Response and recovery in the United Kingdom - Abigail Gilmore, Sue Hayton, Trevor MacFarlane, John Wright, Ben Dunn and Rachel Johnson 2 What happened to the workers? Understanding the impact of the pandemic on jobs and working hours in the cultural sector - Tal Feder, Orian Brook, Rebecca Florisson, Siobhan McAndrew, Dave O’Brien, Gwilym Owen, and Mark Taylor 3 The same people seeing more: Audiences’ engagement with culture during the Covid-19 pandemic - Oliver Mantell, Anne Torreggiani, Ben Walmsley, Jenny Kidd and Eva Nieto McAvoy 4 Pandemic drama: How England’s theatre organisations responded to the Covid-19 pandemic - Karen Gray and Ben Walmsley 5 Beyond the digital: Notions of belonging and the impacts of Covid-19 on festivals in Scotland - John Wright 6 Collaborative cultural leadership: Northern Ireland’s response to the Covid-19 crisis - John Wright and Ali FitzGibbon 7 A question of sustainability: The impact of Covid-19 on the screen sector in Wales - Eva Nieto McAvoy and Ania Ostrowska 8 Civic Responsibility in times of crisis: Museums and galleries in northern England during the Covid-19 pandemic - Danielle Child, Karen Gray and Harry Weeks 9 Epistemic governance and partnerships in place: An ecosystem analysis of Greater Manchester - Ben Dunn and Abigail Gilmore Conclusion: Disruption and continuity in the cultural industries: From pandemic culture to an endemic crisis? - Dave O’Brien, Abigail Gilmore and Ben Walmsley Index -- .
Abigail Gilmore is Senior Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy at the University of Manchester. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Manchester. Ben Walmsley is Professor and Dean of Cultural Engagement at the University of Leeds and Director of the Centre for Cultural Value.
Reviews for Pandemic Culture: The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Uk Cultural Sector and Implications for the Future
“The book is a testament to the expertise and collaborative spirit of its contributors. The diverse backgrounds of the authors allow for a rich, interdisciplinary approach that provides a comprehensive understanding of how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the U.K.’s creative sector. The authors explore the immediate and long-term effects of the pandemic on various cultural sub-sectors and the its broader implications. It is a scholarly yet accessible work that will undoubtedly contribute to the ongoing discourse on cultural policy and management in a post-pandemic world.” Joanna Woronkowicz, Faculty Director, Center for Cultural Affairs, Indiana University -- .
