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Research and teach media, culture and organisation in London. Tend to go on about music, work, culture, policy, theory...
Jul 31, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
I spent some time thinking with @Beth_driscoll & @ClaireSquires' book on the Frankfurt Book Fair & Bestseller Business, in order to review it for @JCASC1. If you do empirical qualitative research on cultural industries, you probably should too.

doi.org/10.20897/jcasc… ImageImage The book's as much a methodological experiment as a study of a trade fair. It should prompt researchers to think carefully about how to sensitise the tools and techniques of inquiry for the world they're studying.

It's short, open access & it's here:
cambridge.org/core/elements/…
Nov 29, 2017 34 tweets 8 min read
So #musicleeds is finishing up. Was in Leeds yesterday, shame I couldn’t stay. Looks like a great day which, in the shadow of the ECoC withdrawal debacle, was a real achievement to make happen. But with “Music Cities” again being discussed, I want to sound a note of caution. To make the case for some critical reflection. And perhaps to read some of the findings from the last two decades (plus!) of “Creative City” experiences.