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Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything – Second expanded edition - Softcover

Gauntlett, David

 
9781509513482: Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything – Second expanded edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1509513485 ISBN 13: 9781509513482
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. Gauntlett argues that through making things – online and offline – 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 new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself strategies, and platforms for creativity.

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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.

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Publisher
Polity
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1509513485
ISBN 13 
9781509513482
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
328