adventures in cultural politics

Alternative models are overrated. I attempt to justify this feeling by considering the insights of Judith Butler and Gayatri Spivak in relation to my own career trajectory through the creative industries. I also gesture at some thoughts about the “story” as a way of both understanding the limits of our practices and (paradoxically) making connections with others. I guess this is kind of a manifesto, although characteristically there is too much crammed too awkwardly together to be inspirational.

Every country would like to believe that its unique culture and creativity will be recognised and could form the platform for a new economy. But the cosmopolitans who develop cultural exports are always at odds with the nation, not to mention the place-bound classes.