Neoliberal Culture presents a critical analysis of the impact of the global free-market - the hegemony of which has been described elsewhere by the author as 'a short counter-revolution' - on the arts, media and everyday life since the 1970s.

Autorentext

Jim McGuigan is a leading exponent of a critical approach to cultural analysis that is relevant to urgent public issues of policy. He has published several books and a great many articles on a wide range of contemporary topics in the arts and communications. He is also a visual artist.

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Introduction PART I: PROLOGUE 1.The Art and Soul of Neoliberalism PART II: CAPITALIST COOL 2. Coolness and Precarious Labour 3. Cool Business 4. Cool Art PART III: CULTURE, SOCIETY AND THE SELF 5. Cultural Materialism 6. Investing in the Self 7. Neoliberal Selfhood PART IV: CULTURAL POLICY 8. Creative Class 9. Cultural Work 10. A Critical Measure of Public Culture PART V: CODA 11. Beyond the Neoliberal Impasse