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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456898803321

Autore

Chen Katherine Kang-Ning

Titolo

Enabling creative chaos [[electronic resource] ] : the organization behind the Burning Man event / / Katherine K. Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-43762-3

9786612437625

0-226-10239-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

394.2509793/54

Soggetti

Art festivals - Nevada - Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the perils of under- and overorganizing -- Context: the development of the Burning Man event and organization -- Reflexive organizing: incorporating suggestions and criticisms -- Radical inclusion: attracting and placing members -- No spectators: motivating members to contribute -- Managing relations in the pursuit of legitimacy -- Conclusion: sustaining creative chaos -- Appendix 1. Ethnography and qualitative research -- Appendix 2. Interview protocols.

Sommario/riassunto

In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun. Enabling Creative Chaos tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an