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

• Autore: Chen Katherine Kang-Ning
• Pubblicazione: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 394.2509793/54
• Soggetto topico: Art festivals - Nevada - Management
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Enabling creative chaos
• ISBN: 1-282-43762-3; 9786612437625; 0-226-10239-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456898803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II