Comic Con Goes Country Life:  On British Economy, Society and Culture

Dave O’Brien

doi:10.5334/cg.au

Comic Con Goes Country Life: On British Economy, Society and Culture

Dave O’Brien

Art History and Cultural Practices

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Abstract

This commentary explores the impact of a recent comic art festival through questions of gender, labour and taste. The article suggests a redefinition of the meaning of legitimate culture, with its associated aesthetic hierarchies, may be the platform for the emergence of a new economy in parts of the UK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Comics Grid
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/cg.au
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Culture
Arts Council England
Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Dave Gibbons
Creative industries
Cultural policy
Comics
Comics Conventions

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