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

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.

Keywords

• Culture
• Arts Council England
• Lakes International Comic Art Festival
• Dave Gibbons
• Creative Industries
• Cultural Policy