Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Gauntlett, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1509513477 ISBN 13: 9781509513475

Publisher: Polity, 2018

Synopsis

SECOND UPDATED EDITION, WITH THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS 

The first edition of Making is Connecting struck a chord with crafters, YouTubers, makers, music producers, artists and coders alike. David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark, and to make connections.

This shift from a ‘sit-back-and-be-told culture’ to a ‘making-and-doing culture’ means that a vast array of people are exchanging their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, music projects, and hands-on experiences. Drawing on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy, and economics, Gauntlett shows that this everyday creative engagement is necessary and essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies.

This fully revised second edition includes many new sections as well as three brand new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself strategies, and platforms for creativity.

About this title

About the Author

David Gauntlett is Canada Research Chair in the Faculty of Communication and Design, Ryerson University, Toronto. He is the author of several books, and has worked with a number of the world�s leading creative organisations, including the BBC, Tate, and LEGO.

Edition details

• Publisher: Polity
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509513477
• ISBN 13: 9781509513475
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296