Dave O'Brien
@drdaveobrien.bsky.social
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Manchester and host of New Books in Critical Theory. Currently on secondment to DCMS, also at Creative PEC and the Whats On Project too
New fave team just dropped
September 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New fave team just dropped
Research Seminars at AHCP @manchester.ac.uk this semester! All welcome, more details in the QR code
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Research Seminars at AHCP @manchester.ac.uk this semester! All welcome, more details in the QR code
19th September @leedsunimedia.bsky.social! WHAT'S CLASS GOT TO DO WITH IT? RETHINKING TV FROM THE INSIDE OUT
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
19th September @leedsunimedia.bsky.social! WHAT'S CLASS GOT TO DO WITH IT? RETHINKING TV FROM THE INSIDE OUT
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social
Turns out ACE were serious about that classical in car parks thing 😍
July 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Turns out ACE were serious about that classical in car parks thing 😍
Neil Young wonderful (& far away!) in Hyde Park
July 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Neil Young wonderful (& far away!) in Hyde Park
Finally some metal in my back yard 😍
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Finally some metal in my back yard 😍
Impressive new big lad up front for West Ham
June 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Impressive new big lad up front for West Ham
Impressive new big lad up front for West Ham
June 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Impressive new big lad up front for West Ham
AND @creativepec.bsky.social has launched new dashboards with all sorts of data on cultural engagement in every Local Authority in England! We're especially proud of this part of the work and really do hope people use it! (Liverpool is the example in the screenshot) app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrI...
May 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
AND @creativepec.bsky.social has launched new dashboards with all sorts of data on cultural engagement in every Local Authority in England! We're especially proud of this part of the work and really do hope people use it! (Liverpool is the example in the screenshot) app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrI...
Earnings are a huge issue- in arts and cultural jobs pay is low 15 months after graduation, irrespective of type of subject studied (& still is when we model for things like gender, type of uni attended, etc). Arts & cultural grads have even lower earnings if they dont get an arts & cultural job
April 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Earnings are a huge issue- in arts and cultural jobs pay is low 15 months after graduation, irrespective of type of subject studied (& still is when we model for things like gender, type of uni attended, etc). Arts & cultural grads have even lower earnings if they dont get an arts & cultural job
First off, these subjects are important entry points to key creative industries and occupations 15 months after graduation, when compared to all other HE subjects. This should be celebrated, even though much more needs to be done to strengthen these connections
April 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
First off, these subjects are important entry points to key creative industries and occupations 15 months after graduation, when compared to all other HE subjects. This should be celebrated, even though much more needs to be done to strengthen these connections
Anfield from old swan 😍
April 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Anfield from old swan 😍
Culture is bad for you live @bookhaus.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Culture is bad for you live @bookhaus.bsky.social
Difficult afternoon so far for LFC women
March 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Difficult afternoon so far for LFC women
Culture is (still!) bad for you, revised and updated edition out now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/ The new cover looks brilliant too
March 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Culture is (still!) bad for you, revised and updated edition out now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177810/ The new cover looks brilliant too
Culture is bad for you is doing a book tour! @orianbrook.bsky.social @markrt.bsky.social or me in Bristol 24th March (in person), Manchester 27th March (in person), Edinburgh 1st April (online & in person) & Sheffield 9th April (in person). Details/tickets manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Culture is bad for you is doing a book tour! @orianbrook.bsky.social @markrt.bsky.social or me in Bristol 24th March (in person), Manchester 27th March (in person), Edinburgh 1st April (online & in person) & Sheffield 9th April (in person). Details/tickets manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
Some brilliant work at 2 Temple Place’s Lives Less Ordinary exhibition twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/... including a cracking LFC photo.
Honoured to see some academic work in the exhibition library too!
Honoured to see some academic work in the exhibition library too!
February 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Some brilliant work at 2 Temple Place’s Lives Less Ordinary exhibition twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/... including a cracking LFC photo.
Honoured to see some academic work in the exhibition library too!
Honoured to see some academic work in the exhibition library too!
(2/2) But the crisis is already here! As we show in @suttontrust.bsky.social A Class Act report there are serious issues around class and private schooling for access to drama courses www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/u...
January 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
(2/2) But the crisis is already here! As we show in @suttontrust.bsky.social A Class Act report there are serious issues around class and private schooling for access to drama courses www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/u...
