Between Professionalisation and Marginalisation in the Creative (and Cultural) Industries: A New Look of the Work of Musicians in a French Large Creative City

Abstract

The policies in creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are often based on an implicit assumption that work in the cultural and creative sectors is ‘good work’ and dominant discourses tend to over-celebrate entrepreneurship. The authors argue that enough attention has been paid to the real work in CCIs. The stake is to better address the symptoms observed for a sustainable and inclusive economy in the CCIs. Through the entrepreneurship-as-practice perspective, the authors document the professionalisation difficulties in music sector, with a qualitative study in a French city, with a particular focus on the marginalisation experienced by the young artists. With the identification of their work specificities and the tendencies for the twenty-first century, the authors point out the diversity of the tasks, the multi-activity and collective practices and the need for some innovative support organisational forms to develop training and skilling (both artistic and entrepreneurial).

Citation

Schieb-Bienfait, N. and Emin, S. (2023), "Between Professionalisation and Marginalisation in the Creative (and Cultural) Industries: A New Look of the Work of Musicians in a French Large Creative City", Hill, I., Elias, S.R.S.T.A., Dobson, S. and Jones, P. (Ed.) Creative (and Cultural) Industry Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 18A), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-72462023000018A010