The Glasgow Effect: A tale of class, capitalism and carbon footprint

The Glasgow Effect: A tale of class, capitalism and carbon footprint
ISBN-10
1912387646
ISBN-13
9781912387649
Category
Political Science
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2019-11-01
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Author
Ellie Harrison

Description

How would your career, social life, family ties, carbon footprint and mental health be affected if you could not leave the city where you live? Artist Ellie Harrison sparked a fast-and-furious debate about class, capitalism, art, education and much more, when news of her year-long project The Glasgow Effect went viral at the start of 2016. Named after the term used to describe Glasgow’s mysteriously poor public health and funded to the tune of £15,000 by Creative Scotland, this controversial ‘durational performance’ centred on a simple proposition – that the artist would refuse to travel beyond Glasgow’s city limits, or use any vehicles except her bike, for a whole calendar year.

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