{"product_id":"culture-is-bad-for-you-by-mark-taylor-9781526177810","title":"Culture is Bad for You","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe revised and updated edition of this popular title shines a light on the precarious situation of art workers today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCulture keeps you fit and healthy. Culture brings communities together. Culture improves your education. This is the message endlessly repeated by the government and arts organisations. But, as this ground-breaking book explains, we need to be cautious about culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCulture is Bad For You\u003c\/em\u003e presents an unflinching portrait of the cultural landscape in the UK today. It reveals how women, people of colour, and those from working-class backgrounds are systematically excluded, despite the claims of cultural institutions and businesses. Updated to provide a report on the situation after COVID, this edition reveals that despite grand promises from those at the top, exclusion and precarity remain the norm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile inequalities of workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised. This book offers a powerful call to transform cultural and creative industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If you'd like something to wave in the face of naysayers who think the cream always rises to the top, this is it.' Kit de Waal, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Name is Leon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362550169836,"sku":"9781526177810","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10285613482731.jpg?v=1772890954","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/culture-is-bad-for-you-by-mark-taylor-9781526177810","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}