My Birkbeck colleague Sophie Hope is co-organising a quite interesting forthcoming public event on 9th Novermber 2010 at the Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) on the topic of ‘Mashing Up’: Art+Labour. We all hear so much about the cultural and creative industries these days – yes, even still in our current recessionary condition – as a sort of panacea for cities, neighbourhoods, economies, polities and more. This event sets out from a distinct starting point, staging a public conversation focused on what labour means in the creative and cultural industries, from working conditions and pay to the organisation of creative labour, not to mention the possibilities for creative labour to enter into the fray of current debates of politics and policy.

The public conversation is open to all. Note that although the event is free it is still ticketed (for more information on tickets visit the CCA website above); further detail on the event itself is available through the above link.