This paper draws on anthropological fieldwork of a civic parade in Manchester from 2010 to 2012 to argue for engaging with creativity as a process rather than an attribute of a particular sector or individual. It shows how the focus on funding and supporting 'creative industries' defined as '...

The entertainment and media industries, already important sectors of the US economy, continue to grow rapidly in other countries around the world. This ninth edition of Entertainment Industry Economics continues to be the definitive source on the economics of film, music, television, advertising,...

This compilation of national statistics on the not-for-profit and commercial arts fields in the USA presents the statistics in 9 chapters,, four of which are general and cross-disciplinary. Five chapters focus on specific or groups of arts disciplines. The included topics are: (1) arts in the...

This volume builds upon Facts about the arts (M. Nissel, 1983) [LRTA 9, 366] which brought together a selection of available statistics about the arts in Britain. Sections are devoted to finance, drama, opera, dance, music, museums, visual arts, arts centres/community arts, literature, cinema and ...

Details of the periodicals held in the library are arranged under the following headings: cinema; television and radio; circus/showmen; etc.; dance; and theatre. Years of holdings are given along with issue or volume numbers and location code.

If histories of television recognize it all, the relationship between punk subculture and the mass cultural medium of television is often rendered as a story of misrepresentation, conflict, or mutual avoidance. Such studies overlook a rich history of punks throughout North America who produced...

An examination is presented of the business economics of the major entertainment enterprises, focusing on the USA situation: movies and television programming, music, broadcasting, cable television, casino gambling and wagering, sports, performing arts, theme parks, and toys. In this edition,...

In recent years, stress has been put on the relationship between cultural resources and creative industries and their ability to dynamise the economy and generate development processes. At the same time, much geographical research and some public powers and institutions have highlighted the role...

Annually, Americans spend at least 100 000 million hours and over $100 000 million on legal forms of entertainment. This book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date reference guide to the business economics, financing, production and marketing of the major entertainment enterprises in the USA: movies ...