Perspectives on cultural economy: personal, institutional, historical

Abstract

In this short essay, Keith Negus responds to Toby Bennett's request for a personal account of his involvement in the emergence of cultural economy during the 1990s. It brings together reflections on a particular journey into academia, identifies the influence of specific individuals, considers the institutional environment in the UK at the time, and includes observations about the broader political and intellectual context within which cultural economy emerged as a distinct idea.