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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820650203321

Autore

Taylor Stephanie <1954->

Titolo

Contemporary identities of creativity and creative work / / Stephanie Taylor and Karen Littleton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2012

ISBN

1-315-57384-9

1-317-16081-9

1-317-16080-0

1-280-77547-5

9786613685865

1-4094-2667-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LittletonKaren

Disciplina

305.9/7

Soggetti

Creative ability

Artists - Psychology

Identity (Psychology)

Career development

Arts

Cultural industries

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 -- Theories of creativity and its contexts -- Theorizing a creative subjectivity -- Aspirants -- The shape of a creative career -- Mature views -- Attractions, exclusions and self-repair -- Contemporary identities of creativity and creative work.

Sommario/riassunto

Employing a cross-disciplinary methodology and analytic approach, the book investigates the new cultural meanings in play around a creative career. It shows how classic ideals of design and the creative arts, re-interpreted and promoted within contemporary art schools, validate the lived experience of precarious working in the global sectors of the creative and cultural industries, yet also contribute to its conflicts. 'Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work' presents a distinctive study and original findings which make it essential reading



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