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Jiang He is a doctoral researcher in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. His background combines training in Cultural Industry Management (BA) and Fine Art (MFA, Nottingham Trent University), where he explored the intersections between artistic practice, cultural policy, and social theory.
Alongside his artistic career, he has developed a strong sociological interest in how structural inequalities shape cultural production and the lives of independent artists.
Financialization and Social Stratification in the Art World: An Ethnographic Study of Independent Artists’ Pathways and Barriers
Supervisors : Dr. Kathryn Brown Dr. Richard Bramwell
The research explores how systemic structures—such as cultural policy, institutional gatekeeping, and class-based inequalities—shape the survival strategies and recognition pathways of independent artists in the UK. Particularly how these artists navigate the contradictions between artistic autonomy and market demands, especially under conditions of economic uncertainty and structural exclusion.