Anxious Creativity When Imagination Fails

Creativity is getting new attention in today's America--along the way revealing fault lines in U.S. culture. Surveys show people overwhelmingly seeing creativity as both a desirable trait and a work enhancement, yet most say they just aren't creative. Like beauty and wealth, creativity see...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Trend, David, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton : Routledge 2019.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Critical interventions.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009781197206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Imagination in Crisis
  • PART I: Creative Subjects
  • 1. Anxious Moments: Anticipation Meets Uncertainty
  • 2. Creative You: Self-Help to the Rescue
  • 3. The Neoliberal Imagination: When More Is Not Enough
  • PART II: Creative Differences
  • 4. Everyday Creativity: Are We All Artists Now?
  • 5. Creative Differences: How to Raise a Genius
  • 6. Divine Madness: The Crazy-Artist Myth
  • PART III: Creative Industries
  • 7. Factories of Knowledge: Why Schools Kill Creativity
  • 8. Industries of Culture: Masterpieces vs. Dream Machines
  • 9. Creative Economies: "Big Magic" or Empty Promises?
  • PART IV: Creative Societies
  • 10. Becoming Creative: The One and the Many
  • 11. Distributed Creativity: Toward a Sharing Economy
  • 12. Imaginary Worlds: Utopia and Virtuality
  • Index.