Social Class and Cultural Capital
Discussion programme. Andrew Marr is joined by writer Siri Hustvedt, sociologist Mike Savage, playwright Ben Power and art critic Peter Davies.
On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to the playwright Ben Power whose latest work interweaves three of DH Lawrence's dramas to evoke a lost world of manual labour and working class pride. The sociologist Mike Savage proposes a new way to think about class in Britain which not only looks at economic and social issues, but cultural preferences. Meanwhile the American writer Siri Hustvedt questions the cultural misogyny at play in the world of art, and Peter Davies celebrates the artists inspired by the northern industrial landscape.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Ben Power
Ben Power is a writer and dramaturg.
Husbands and Sons is on at the National Theatre until February.
Mike Savage
is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics.
Social Class in the 21st Century is published by Pelican.
Siri Hustvedt
is an author.
The Blazing World is published by Simon & Schuster.
Peter Davies
Peter Davies is an author, art critic and artist.
A Northern School: Revisited is published by and the exhibition runs from 29 October to 28 November at the Clark Art Gallery in Hale, Cheshire.
Start the Week at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival
Start the Week is recording an edition of the programme at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival at Sage, Gateshead on Saturday 7 November, 2.00-3.00pm.Β For tickets to this and other festival events .
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Marr |
| Interviewed Guest | Siri Hustvedt |
| Interviewed Guest | Mike Savage |
| Interviewed Guest | Ben Power |
| Interviewed Guest | Peter Davies |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 26 Oct 2015 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Mon 26 Oct 2015 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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