In this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for
contemporary neoliberal culture–and that whilst it promises opportunity, it in fact creates new …

Creative Justice examines issues of inequality and injustice in the cultural industries and
cultural workplace. It first aims to 'do justice'to the kinds of objects and texts produced by …

This article proposes a new conceptual framework for analysing diversity and opportunity in
the cultural and creative industries as outcomes of specific decisions. It suggests the …

What is it like to work as a classical musician today? How can we explain ongoing gender,
racial, and class inequalities in the classical music profession? What happens when …

Drawing on interviews from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, this study explores how Uber
and Lyft drivers understand their own digital labor. Situated between the presumed freedom …

Women, Inequality and Media Work investigates how women experience gender inequality
in film and television production industries. Examining women's place in the production of …

The promise of 'doing what you love'continues to attract new aspirants to creative work, yet
most creative industries are so characterised by low investment, shifting foci and ongoing …

This paper reports on a network-based investigation of the gendered nature of work in the
screen sector. Using nine years of Australian film and television production data, we explore …

Despite the growing evidence of inequalities related to the presence, promotion and labor
conditions of women in the cultural sector, as well as the factors that cause these …

Arts school executives and faculty face the daunting, zero-sum challenge of packing more
and better preparation into over-taxed academic calendars and saturated students: major …