In this paper, we begin to unpack the cultural economies of urban regeneration in a former indust... more In this paper, we begin to unpack the cultural economies of urban regeneration in a former industrial quarter of a large English city, Nottingham's Lace Market. In this tightly defined urban space, the integration of culture and economic activity has been at the forefront of regeneration, and the area reveals a particular agglomeration of activities based around the production and consumption of fashion and design, media, architecture, and food and entertainment. Underpinning the revival of the area has been the development of defined networks of interlinked and embedded firms which cut across conventional production-consumption divides. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to explore the role of cultural production and consumption in contemporary urban regeneration. The piece begins with a theoretical discussion of the cultural economy of cities in the 1990s. We then introduce Nottingham's Lace Market as a cultural quarter of the city and report the findings of detailed interview work with a wide range of cultural intermediaries and consumers, discussing the roles played by both producers and consumers in the cultural renaissance of the Lace Market. We conclude by evaluating the viability of a simultaneous economic and cultural strategy for urban regeneration.
... Indeed Whistles even suggest that in recession people are encouraged to spend&amp... more ... Indeed Whistles even suggest that in recession people are encouraged to spend" 20% more on our product than on something from Next because it seems less ephemeral"(Independent on Sunday 1990). 3.2 Unique identity In addition to filling a particular'gap'in the market, but ...
CREWE L. (1996) Material culture: embedded firms, organizational networks and the local economic ... more CREWE L. (1996) Material culture: embedded firms, organizational networks and the local economic development of a fashion quarter, Reg. Studies 30, 257--272. This paper explores the economic and cultural geographies of one localized agglomeration, in order to understand how ...
This article examines the implications of the restructuring of the textile industry. In particula... more This article examines the implications of the restructuring of the textile industry. In particular, the interlinked themes of technical change, employment restructuring and gender divisions are explored. The tensions which exist between production process and labour process transformations are considered, and a possible policy framework is offered.
This article is concerned with retro retailing; specifically with how retro retailers talk about ... more This article is concerned with retro retailing; specifically with how retro retailers talk about themselves, their shops and the commodities they sell. Retro retailing is argued to exist in a profoundly ambiguous space, between the mainstream and the alternative (as imagined). Whilst retro retailers operate in self-styled ‘alternative’ shopping spaces and talk about themselves and their work in ways that
In this paper, we begin to unpack the cultural economies of urban regeneration in a former indust... more In this paper, we begin to unpack the cultural economies of urban regeneration in a former industrial quarter of a large English city, Nottingham's Lace Market. In this tightly defined urban space, the integration of culture and economic activity has been at the forefront of regeneration, and the area reveals a particular agglomeration of activities based around the production and consumption of fashion and design, media, architecture, and food and entertainment. Underpinning the revival of the area has been the development of defined networks of interlinked and embedded firms which cut across conventional production-consumption divides. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to explore the role of cultural production and consumption in contemporary urban regeneration. The piece begins with a theoretical discussion of the cultural economy of cities in the 1990s. We then introduce Nottingham's Lace Market as a cultural quarter of the city and report the findings of detailed interview work with a wide range of cultural intermediaries and consumers, discussing the roles played by both producers and consumers in the cultural renaissance of the Lace Market. We conclude by evaluating the viability of a simultaneous economic and cultural strategy for urban regeneration.
... Indeed Whistles even suggest that in recession people are encouraged to spend&amp... more ... Indeed Whistles even suggest that in recession people are encouraged to spend" 20% more on our product than on something from Next because it seems less ephemeral"(Independent on Sunday 1990). 3.2 Unique identity In addition to filling a particular'gap'in the market, but ...
CREWE L. (1996) Material culture: embedded firms, organizational networks and the local economic ... more CREWE L. (1996) Material culture: embedded firms, organizational networks and the local economic development of a fashion quarter, Reg. Studies 30, 257--272. This paper explores the economic and cultural geographies of one localized agglomeration, in order to understand how ...
This article examines the implications of the restructuring of the textile industry. In particula... more This article examines the implications of the restructuring of the textile industry. In particular, the interlinked themes of technical change, employment restructuring and gender divisions are explored. The tensions which exist between production process and labour process transformations are considered, and a possible policy framework is offered.
This article is concerned with retro retailing; specifically with how retro retailers talk about ... more This article is concerned with retro retailing; specifically with how retro retailers talk about themselves, their shops and the commodities they sell. Retro retailing is argued to exist in a profoundly ambiguous space, between the mainstream and the alternative (as imagined). Whilst retro retailers operate in self-styled ‘alternative’ shopping spaces and talk about themselves and their work in ways that
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