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In March-April 2024, Professor Justin O’Connor launched his book Culture Is Not An Industry in a series of talks across the UK and northern Europe. Professor O’Connor also gave a lecture on the book to UniSA students and lecturers just prior to his booked-out Adelaide launch. This recording of the approximately hour long lecture, highlights… Read more

Michael O. Johnston, Assistant Professor of Sociology at William Penn University interviewed Justin on the New Books in Sociology podcast. You can listen to it here: https://newbooksnetwork.com/justin-oconnor-culture-is-not-an-industry-reclaiming-art-and-culture-for-the-common-manchester-up-2024 Read more

Justin was recently a guest on the Cultural Studies podcast by Toby Miller. Justin discusses the creative industries discourse, cultural industries and his new book, Culture is Not an Industry. Read more

Part Two of four essays on Culture and Economy. They are written looking backwards, from the perspective of the Covid-19 crisis of 2020, in order that we might go forwards. Part Two takes a closer look at the idea of the music industry. Read more

This is Part One of four essays on Culture and Economy – on how art and culture got tangled up in economy sometime in the 1970s. They are written looking backwards, from the perspective of the Covid-19 crisis of 2020, in order that we might go forwards. Read more

All around we hear ‘let’s not go back to business as usual, after this crisis we must do things differently’. Read more

Contrary to popular rumour, I did not decide to leave in order to escape the health and safety training sessions, nor to avoid my turn taking the section meeting minutes. At least, that was only part of it. Read more

Ten years ago I arrived in Australia. A bit like Columbus I was looking for China, but drifted south. Read more