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Andreas Reckwitz - The Invention of Creativity. Modern Society and the Culture of the New.  - 9780745697031 - V9780745697031
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The Invention of Creativity. Modern Society and the Culture of the New.

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Description for The Invention of Creativity. Modern Society and the Culture of the New. Hardcover. Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture. More than that, it has increasingly become an imperative in many parts of society. Translator(s): Black, Steven. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .

Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and the desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture and an imperative in many parts of society.

In this new book, cultural sociologist Andreas Reckwitz investigates how the ideal of creativity has grown into a major social force, from the art of the avant-garde and postmodernism to the ‘creative industries’ and the innovation economy, the psychology of creativity and self-growth, the media representation of creative stars, and the urban ... Read more

The Invention of Creativity is a bold and refreshing counter to conventional wisdom that shows how our age is defined by radical and restrictive processes of social aestheticization. It will be of great interest to those working in a variety of disciplines, from cultural and social theory to art history and aesthetics.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745697031
SKU
V9780745697031
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About Andreas Reckwitz
Andreas Reckwitz is Professor of Cultural Sociology at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder).

Reviews for The Invention of Creativity. Modern Society and the Culture of the New.
"Whether you think you are creative or not, you should read on. In carefully dissecting the social and historical constitution of this concept, Andreas Reckwitz provides a compelling account of how creativity has become a defining feature of contemporary society." Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University "Reckwitz’s The Invention of Creativity is not a "creative industries" book. It is instead a ... Read more

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