Contact details
- Name:
- Professor Geoffrey Crossick
- Position/Fellowship type:
- Honorary Fellow
- Institute:
- Institute of Historical Research
- Home institution:
- School of Advanced Study
- Email address:
- Geoffrey.Crossick@sas.ac.uk
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- History
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Social history of Britain and continental Europe in the 19th & 20th centuries, with special expertise in the history of the petite bourgeoisie of shopkeepers and master artisans. Currently working on the photographs of shopkeepers in early-20th century Britaina and France. Recently written about the ways in which craft was talked about in the long 19th century, for publication in a Bloomsbury series on the cultural history of craft.
- Publication Details
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Publications available on SAS-space:
Date Details Jul-2017 The value of culture: economics, diversity and understanding in the 21st century PeerReviewed
This article, drawing on a report for the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council, asks whether statistical indicators alone can capture the value cultural engagement brings to individuals and society. It broadens the approach to include diverse forms of cultural provision, emphasises personal cultural experience which shapes reflective individuals, and questions aspects of the familiar narrative with respect to economy, cities, health and education. It calls for greater use of arts and humanities methods in providing understanding, often through case studies, that can escape large-scale trawls for data.