Arts and humanities shouldn't be reserved for a privileged few with Neil Griffiths

Feb 15, 2023
39 mins

Episode Description

Arts Emergency co-founder Neil Griffiths joins Bryony Armstrong to talk about:

  • How studying arts and humanities  helps you to pursue work in culture, politics and activism
  • Why all minoritised people need the option to study arts and humanities
  • The power of seeing yourself represented in culture
  • Breaking down the privilege associated with pursuing arts and humanities 
  • How reading literature can spark world-changing ideas
  • The need for diversity in creative and cultural industries and politics 
  • Why it doesn’t make economic sense to push STEM over arts and humanities
  • The insidious nature of anti-arts and humanities government policies

Donate to Arts Emergency here.
If you work in the creative and cultural sectors, love arts and humanities, and want to break down barriers to entry, check out the mentor information here.
Rishi Sunak's speech announcing the intention to get children to study maths until 18 can be found here.

Find Bryony @BF_Armstrong
Find Neil @_griff

Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer

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