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This cluster of papers explores the impact of creative industries on urban development, emphasizing the role of cultural policy, entrepreneurship, and social capital. It delves into the dynamics of workforce in the creative economy, the formation of cultural clusters, and the economic impact of arts and culture. The papers also discuss the relationship between education, creativity, and economic performance in the context of urban environments.

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Creative Economy; Urban Development; Cultural Policy; Arts and Culture; Entrepreneurship; Social Capital; Cultural Clusters; Workforce Dynamics; Regional Growth; Economic Impact

The Expediency of Culture

2003-01-01

George Yúdice

The Expediency of Culture is a pioneering theorization of the changing role of culture in an increasingly globalized world. George Yudice explores critically how groups ranging from indigenous activists to … The Expediency of Culture is a pioneering theorization of the changing role of culture in an increasingly globalized world. George Yudice explores critically how groups ranging from indigenous activists to nation-states to nongovernmental organizations have all come to see culture as a valuable resource to be invested in, contested, and used for varied sociopolitical and economic ends. Through a dazzling series of illustrative studies, Yudice challenges the Gramscian notion of cultural struggle for hegemony and instead develops an understanding of culture where cultural agency at every level is negotiated within globalized contexts dominated by the active management and administration of culture. He describes a world where “high” culture (such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain) is a mode of urban development, rituals and everyday aesthetic practices are mobilized to promote tourism and the heritage industries, and mass culture industries comprise significant portions of a number of countries’ gross national products. Yudice contends that a new international division of cultural labor has emerged, combining local difference with transnational administration and investment. This does not mean that today’s increasingly transnational culture—exemplified by the entertainment industries and the so-called global civil society of nongovernmental organizations—is necessarily homogenized. He demonstrates that national and regional differences are still functional, shaping the meaning of phenomena from pop songs to antiracist activism. Yudice considers a range of sites where identity politics and cultural agency are negotiated in the face of powerful transnational forces. He analyzes appropriations of American funk music as well as a citizen action initiative in Rio de Janeiro to show how global notions such as cultural difference are deployed within specific social fields. He provides a political and cultural economy of a vast and increasingly influential art event— in site a triennial festival extending from San Diego to Tijuana. He also reflects on the city of Miami as one of a number of transnational “cultural corridors” and on the uses of culture in an unstable world where censorship and terrorist acts interrupt the usual channels of capitalist and artistic flows.

Remix: making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy

2009-05-01

Lawrence Lessig

Introduction Part One: Cultures (Cultures of Our Past Culture of Our Future RO, Extended RW, Revived Cultures Compared) Part Two: Economies (Two Economies: Commercial and Sharing Hybrid Economies Economy Lessons) … Introduction Part One: Cultures (Cultures of Our Past Culture of Our Future RO, Extended RW, Revived Cultures Compared) Part Two: Economies (Two Economies: Commercial and Sharing Hybrid Economies Economy Lessons) Part Three: Enabling the Future (Reforming Law Reforming Us Conclusion)

The Creative City

2012-05-04

Charles Landry

Preface to 2nd Edition The Drama of Urban Change * Introduction to 2nd Edition The Creative City: Its Origins and Futures * Part I: Urban Groundshifts * Rediscovering Urban Creativity … Preface to 2nd Edition The Drama of Urban Change * Introduction to 2nd Edition The Creative City: Its Origins and Futures * Part I: Urban Groundshifts * Rediscovering Urban Creativity * Urban Problems, Creative Solutions * The New Thinking * Part II: The Dynamics of Urban Creativity * Creative Urban Transformations * Foundations of the Creative City * The Creative Milieu * Part III: A Conceptual Toolkit of Urban Creativity * Getting Creative Planning Started * Rediscovering Urban Creativity * Assessing and Sustaining the Creative Process * Part IV: The Creative City and Beyond * The Creative City and Beyond * Bibliography * Index

Creative industries: contracts between art and commerce

2000-11-01

R. E. Caves

Preface Introduction: Economic Properties of Creative Activities Part I: Supplying Simple Creative Goods 1. Artists as Apprentices 2. Artists, Dealers, and Deals 3. Artist and Gatekeeper: Trade Books, Popular Records, … Preface Introduction: Economic Properties of Creative Activities Part I: Supplying Simple Creative Goods 1. Artists as Apprentices 2. Artists, Dealers, and Deals 3. Artist and Gatekeeper: Trade Books, Popular Records, and Classical Music 4. Artists, Starving and Well-Fed Part II: Supplying Complex Creative Goods 5. The Hollywood Studios Disintegrate 6. Contracts for Creative Products: Films and Plays 7. Guilds, Unions, and Faulty Contracts 8. The Nurture of Ten-Ton Turkeys 9. Creative Products Go to Market: Books and Records 10. Creative Products Go to Market: Films Part III: Demand for Creative Goods 11. Buffs, Buzz, and Educated Tastes 12. Consumers, Critics, and Certifiers 13. Innovation, Fads, and Fashions Part IV: Cost Conundrums 14. Covering High Fixed Costs 15. Donor-Supported Nonprofit Organizations in the Performing Arts 16. Cost Disease and Its Analgesics Part V: The Test of Time 17. Durable Creative Goods: Rents Pursued through Time and Space 18. Payola 19. Organizing to Collect Rents: Music Copyrights 20. Entertainment Conglomerates and the Quest for Rents 21. Filtering and Storing Durable Creative Goods: Visual Arts 22. New versus Old Art: Boulez Meets Beethoven Epilogue Notes Index

Economies of Signs and Space.

1994-11-01

Derek Gregory , Scott Lash , John Urry

This is a novel account of social change that supplants conventional understandings of `society' and presents a sociology that takes as its main unit of analysis flows through time and … This is a novel account of social change that supplants conventional understandings of `society' and presents a sociology that takes as its main unit of analysis flows through time and across space. Developing a comparative analysis of the UK and US, the new Germany and Japan, Lash and Urry show how restructuration after organized capitalism has its basis in increasingly reflexive social actors and organizations. The consequence is not only the much-vaunted `postmodern condition' but also a growth in reflexivity. In exploring this new reflexive world, the authors argue that today's economies are increasingly ones of signs - information, symbols, images, desire - and of space, where both signs and social subjects - refugees, financiers, tourists and fl[ci]aneurs - are mobile over ever greater distances at ever greater speeds.

The overworked American: the unexpected decline of leisure

1992-09-01

Juliet B. Schor

* The Overworked American * Time Squeeze: The Extra Month of Work * A Life at Hard Labor: Capitalism and Working Hours * Overwork in the Household * The Insidious … * The Overworked American * Time Squeeze: The Extra Month of Work * A Life at Hard Labor: Capitalism and Working Hours * Overwork in the Household * The Insidious Cycle of Work-and-Spend * Exiting the Squirrel Cage

The rise of the creative class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life

2002-12-01

Richard Florida

The national bestseller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe … The national bestseller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy. Just as William Whyte's 1956 classic The Organization Man showed how the organizational ethos of that age permeated every aspect of life, Florida describes a society in which the creative ethos is increasingly dominant. Millions of us are beginning to work and live much as creative types like artists and scientists always have-with the result that our values and tastes, our personal relationships, our choices of where to live, and even our sense and use of time are changing. Leading the shift are the nearly 38 million Americans in many diverse fields who create for a living-the Creative Class. The Rise of the Creative Class chronicles the ongoing sea of change in people's choices and attitudes, and shows not only what's happening but also how it stems from a fundamental economic change. The Creative Class now comprises more than thirty percent of the entire workforce. Their choices have already had a huge economic impact. In the future they will determine how the workplace is organized, what companies will prosper or go bankrupt, and even which cities will thrive or wither.

Loft Living: Culture and Capital in Urban Change.

1985-01-01

Michael E. Brown , Sharon Zukin

Since its initial publication, Loft Living has become the classic analysis of the emergence of artists as a force of gentrification and the related rise of creative policies around the … Since its initial publication, Loft Living has become the classic analysis of the emergence of artists as a force of gentrification and the related rise of creative policies around the world. This 25th anniversary edition, with a new introduction, illustrates how loft living has spread around the world and that artists' districts - trailing the success of SoHo in New York - have become a global tourist attraction. Sharon Zukin reveals the economic shifts and cultural transformations that brought widespread attention to artists as lifestyle models and agents of urban change, and explains their role in attracting investors and developers to the derelict loft districts where they made their home. Prescient and dramatic, Loft Living shows how a declining downtown Manhattan became a popular scene, how loft apartments became hot commodities for the middle class, and how investors, corporations, and rich elites profited from deindustrializing the city's factory districts and turning them into trendy venues for art galleries, artisanal restaurants, and bars. However, this edition points out that the artists who led the trend are now priced out of the loft market. Even in New York, where the loft living market was born, artists have no legal claim on loft districts, nor do they get any preferential treatment in the harsh real estate market. From the story of SoHo in Lower Manhattan to SoWa in Boston and SoMa in San Francisco, Zukin explains how once-edgy districts are transformed into high-price neighborhoods, and how no city can restrain the juggernaut of rising property values.

Cultural studies: two paradigms

1980-01-01

Stuart Hall

Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy

1990-06-01

Arjun Appadurai

Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy

1990-05-01

Arjun Appadurai

Research Article| May 01 1990 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy Arjun Appadurai Arjun Appadurai Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Public Culture … Research Article| May 01 1990 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy Arjun Appadurai Arjun Appadurai Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Public Culture (1990) 2 (2): 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-2-2-1 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Arjun Appadurai; Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy. Public Culture 1 May 1990; 2 (2): 1–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-2-2-1 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPublic Culture Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press1990 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Debates and Controversies You do not currently have access to this content.

The creative city: A toolkit for urban innovators

2001-04-01

Chad R. Miller

By Landry, C., Comedia and Earthscan Publications, London, 2000, 300 pp, £17.95 pbk. ISBN 185383 613 3. By Landry, C., Comedia and Earthscan Publications, London, 2000, 300 pp, £17.95 pbk. ISBN 185383 613 3.

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The field of Cultural Production

2002-01-01

Gordon Fyfe , Pierre Bourdieu

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

1999-01-01

R. Bin Wong

Journal Article Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Get access Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition … Journal Article Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Get access Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed by Gary W. Selnow. Westport, CT, Praeger Press, 1998. 264 pp. Cloth, $59.95; paper, $19.95. R. Bin Wong R. Bin Wong University of California, Irvine Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 114, Issue 2, Summer 1999, Pages 340–342, https://doi.org/10.2307/2657765 Published: 15 February 2013

Processing Fads and Fashions: An Organization-Set Analysis of Cultural Industry Systems

1972-01-01

Paul M. Hirsch

Organizations engaged in the production and mass distribution of "cultural" items are often confronted by highly uncertain environments at their input and output boundaries. This paper outlines the structure and … Organizations engaged in the production and mass distribution of "cultural" items are often confronted by highly uncertain environments at their input and output boundaries. This paper outlines the structure and operation of entrepreneurial organizations in the most speculative segments of three cultural industries: book publishing, phonograph records, and motion pictures. Commercial cultural products are conceived as nonmaterial goods, directed at a mass public of consumers, for whom they serve an esthetic, rather than a clearly utilitarian purpose. Three adaptive "coping" strategies are set forth and examined: the deployment of "contact" men to organizational boundaries; overproduction and differential promotion of new items; and the cooptation of mass-media gatekeepers. The concept of an "industry system" is proposed as a useful frame of reference in which to trace the filtering of new products and ideas as they flow from producer to consumer and in which to examine relations among organizations. This substantive area, seldom viewed from an organizational perspective, is then related to a growing body of literature in the subfield of interorganizational relations.

The Cultural Economy of Cities

1997-06-01

Allen J. Scott

An increasingly important fraction of contemporary economic activity is devoted to the production of cultural outputs, i.e. goods and services with high levels of aesthetic or semiotic content. This kind … An increasingly important fraction of contemporary economic activity is devoted to the production of cultural outputs, i.e. goods and services with high levels of aesthetic or semiotic content. This kind of economic activity is especially, and increasingly, associated with a number of large cities scattered over the globe. A conceptual account of this phenomenon is provided on the basis of an exploration of the character of place‐specific forms of culture generation and the agglomerative tendencies of many kinds of cultural products industries. The empirical cases of Los Angeles and Paris are briefly discussed. The dynamics of production, distribution and location of major cultural products industries are also examined. The paper ends with a brief allusion to the modalities of spatial differentiation of culture in contemporary capitalism and to a prospective cultural politics.

Money, Morals, and Manners: The Culture of the French and the American Upper-Middle Class.

1993-07-01

Hervé Varenne , Michèle Lamont

Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michele Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class--the managers, … Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michele Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class--the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and attitudes they consider essential in separating themselves--and their class--from everyone else. Money, Morals, and Manners is an ambitious and sophisticated attempt to illuminate the nature of social class in modern society. For all those who downplay the importance of unequal social groups, it will be a revelation. A powerful, cogent study that will provide an elevated basis for debates in the sociology of culture for years to come.--David Gartman, American Journal of Sociology A major accomplishment! Combining cultural analysis and comparative approach with a splendid literary style, this book significantly broadens the understanding of stratification and inequality. . . . This book will provoke debate, inspire research, and serve as a model for many years to come.--R. Granfield, Choice This is an exceptionally fine piece of work, a splendid example of the sociologist's craft.--Lewis Coser, Boston College

‘Spatial’ relationships? Towards a reconceptualization of embedded ness

2004-04-01

Martin Heß

The concept of embeddedness has gained much prominence in economic geography over the last decade, as much work has been done on the social and organizational foundations of economic activities … The concept of embeddedness has gained much prominence in economic geography over the last decade, as much work has been done on the social and organizational foundations of economic activities and regional development. Unlike the original conceptualizations, however, embeddedness is mostly conceived of as a ‘spatial’ concept related to the local and regional levels of analysis. By revisiting the early literature on embeddedness in particular the seminal work of Karl Polanyi and Mark Granovetter and critically engaging with what I will call an ‘overterritorialized’ concept, a different view on the fundamental categories of embeddedness is proposed. This reconceptualization then is illustrated using the poststructuralist metaphor of a rhizome to interpret the notion of embeddedness and its applicability to different geographical scales.

Does Cultural Capital Structure American Consumption?

1998-06-01

Douglas B. Holt

Journal Article Does Cultural Capital Structure American Consumption? Get access Douglas B. Holt Douglas B. Holt Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal … Journal Article Does Cultural Capital Structure American Consumption? Get access Douglas B. Holt Douglas B. Holt Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 25, Issue 1, June 1998, Pages 1–25, https://doi.org/10.1086/209523 Published: 01 June 1998 Article history Received: 01 December 1995 Revision received: 01 June 1997 Published: 01 June 1998

Struggling with the Creative Class

2005-12-01

Jamie Peck

This article develops a critique of the recently popularized concepts of the ‘creative class’ and ‘creative cities’. The geographic reach and policy salience of these discourses is explained not in … This article develops a critique of the recently popularized concepts of the ‘creative class’ and ‘creative cities’. The geographic reach and policy salience of these discourses is explained not in terms of their intrinsic merits, which can be challenged on a number of grounds, but as a function of the profoundly neoliberalized urban landscapes across which they have been traveling. For all their performative display of liberal cultural innovation, creativity strategies barely disrupt extant urban‐policy orthodoxies, based on interlocal competition, place marketing, property‐ and market‐led development, gentrification and normalized socio‐spatial inequality. More than this, these increasingly prevalent strategies extend and recodify entrenched tendencies in neoliberal urban politics, seductively repackaging them in the soft‐focus terms of cultural policy. This has the effect of elevating creativity to the status of a new urban imperative — defining new sites, validating new strategies, placing new subjects and establishing new stakes in the realm of competitive interurban relations. L’article présente une critique des concepts de ‘classe créative’ et ‘villes créatives’ publiés récemment. La portée géographique et la pertinence politique de ces discours s’expliquent non par leurs mérites intrinsèques, ceux‐ci pouvant être remis en question à plus d’un titre, mais en tant que fonction des paysages urbains fortement néolibéraux qu’ils ont traversés. Quant à leur manifestation concrète de l’innovation culturelle libérale, les stratégies de créativité dérangent à peine les orthodoxies qui subsistent en politique urbaine, fondées sur une compétition interlocale, un marketing de lieu, une expansion axée sur la propriété et le marché, un embourgeoisement et une inégalité socio‐spatiale normalisée. Mais surtout, ces stratégies toujours plus présentes prolongent et recodifient des tendances bien installées en politique urbaine néolibérale, les rhabillant de manière attrayante dans un flou artistique terminologique de politique culturelle. Ainsi, la créativité est élevée au statut de nouvel impératif urbain pour définir de nouveaux sites, valider de nouvelles stratégies, positionner de nouveaux sujets et instaurer de nouveaux enjeux dans la concurrence interurbaine.

Cultivating Differences: Symbolic Boundaries and the Making of Inequality.

1993-11-01

Lily M. Hoffman , Michèle Lamont , Marcel Fournier

How are boundaries created between groups in society? And what do these boundaries have to do with social inequality? In this pioneering collection of original essays, a group of leading … How are boundaries created between groups in society? And what do these boundaries have to do with social inequality? In this pioneering collection of original essays, a group of leading scholars helps set the agenda for the sociology of culture by exploring the factors that push us to segregate and integrate and the institutional arrangements that shape classification systems. Each examines the power of culture to shape our everyday lives as clearly as does economics, and studies the dimensions along which boundaries are frequently drawn. The essays cover four topic areas: the institutionalization of cultural categories, from morality to popular culture; the exclusionary effects of high culture, from musical tastes to the role of art museums; the role of ethnicity and gender in shaping symbolic boundaries; and the role of democracy in creating inclusion and exclusion. The contributors are Jeffrey Alexander, Nicola Beisel, Randall Collins, Diana Crane, Paul DiMaggio, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, Joseph Gusfield, John R. Hall, David Halle, Richard A. Peterson, Albert Simkus, Alan Wolfe, and Vera Zolberg.

Creative Cities: Conceptual Issues and Policy Questions

2006-01-01

Allen J. Scott

:This article represents a broad and occasionally polemical meditation on the nature and significance of creative cities. I seek to situate the concept of creative cities within the context of … :This article represents a broad and occasionally polemical meditation on the nature and significance of creative cities. I seek to situate the concept of creative cities within the context of the so-called new economy and to trace out the connections of these phenomena to recent shifts in technologies, structures of production, labor markets, and the dynamics of locational agglomeration. I try to show, in particular, how the structures of the new economy unleash historically specific forms of economic and cultural innovation in modern cities. The argument is concerned passim with policy issues and, above all, with the general possibilities and limitations faced by policymakers in any attempt to build creative cities. The effects of globalization are discussed, with special reference to the prospective emergence of a worldwide network of creative cities bound together in relations of competition and cooperation. In the conclusion, I pinpoint some of the darker dimensions—both actual and potential—of creative cities.

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The Social Structure of Entrepreneurial Activity: Geographic Concentration of Footwear Production in the United States, 1940–1989

2000-09-01

Olav Sorenson , Pino G. Audia

Nearly all industries exhibit geographic concentration. Most theories of the location of industry explain the persistence of these production centers as the result of economic efficiency. This article argues instead … Nearly all industries exhibit geographic concentration. Most theories of the location of industry explain the persistence of these production centers as the result of economic efficiency. This article argues instead that heterogeneity in entrepreneurial opportunities, rather than differential performance, maintains geographic concentration. Entrepreneurs need exposure to existing organizations in the industry to acquire tacit knowledge, obtain important social ties, and build self‐confidence. Thus, the current geographic distribution of production places important constraints on entrepreneurial activity. Due to these constraints, new foundings tend to reify the existing geographic distribution of production. Empirical evidence from the shoe industry supports this thesis.

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Tacit knowledge and the economic geography of context, or The undefinable tacitness of being (there)

2002-12-26

M S Gertler

Journal Article Tacit knowledge and the economic geography of context, or The undefinable tacitness of being (there) Get access Meric S. Gertler Meric S. Gertler Search for other works by … Journal Article Tacit knowledge and the economic geography of context, or The undefinable tacitness of being (there) Get access Meric S. Gertler Meric S. Gertler Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Economic Geography, Volume 3, Issue 1, 1 January 2003, Pages 75–99, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/3.1.75 Published: 01 January 2003 Article history Received: 04 February 2002 Accepted: 22 July 2002 Published: 01 January 2003

In the Social Factory?

2008-12-01

Rosalind Gill , Andy C. Pratt

This article introduces a special section concerned with precariousness and cultural work. Its aim is to bring into dialogue three bodies of ideas — the work of the autonomous Marxist … This article introduces a special section concerned with precariousness and cultural work. Its aim is to bring into dialogue three bodies of ideas — the work of the autonomous Marxist `Italian laboratory'; activist writings about precariousness and precarity; and the emerging empirical scholarship concerned with the distinctive features of cultural work, at a moment when artists, designers and (new) media workers have taken centre stage as a supposed `creative class' of model entrepreneurs. The article is divided into three sections. It starts by introducing the ideas of the autonomous Marxist tradition, highlighting arguments about the autonomy of labour, informational capitalism and the `factory without walls', as well as key concepts such as multitude and immaterial labour. The impact of these ideas and of Operaismo politics more generally on the precarity movement is then considered in the second section, discussing some of the issues that have animated debate both within and outside this movement, which has often treated cultural workers as exemplifying the experiences of a new `precariat'. In the third and final section we turn to the empirical literature about cultural work, pointing to its main features before bringing it into debate with the ideas already discussed. Several points of overlap and critique are elaborated — focusing in particular on issues of affect, temporality, subjectivity and solidarity.

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Noise: The Political Economy of Music

1986-01-01

John D. Stevens

Jacques Attali, Noise: The Political Economy of Music, University of Minnesota Press (Minneapolis: 1985). Translated by Brian Massumi. Jacques Attali, Noise: The Political Economy of Music, University of Minnesota Press (Minneapolis: 1985). Translated by Brian Massumi.

Creative Industries: Contracts between Art and Commerce

2001-12-01

Jim Horner

Spaces of globalization, reasserting the power of the local

1998-01-01

Jeffrey R. Crump

The theory of the leisure class: an economic study of institutions

2019-06-05

Gabe Knott-Fayle

As a holistic approach to economic theory, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class was one of the most thorough. Originally published in 1899, the book was unlike much … As a holistic approach to economic theory, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class was one of the most thorough. Originally published in 1899, the book was unlike much of the economic li...

Culture and Consumption

1990-01-01

Grant McCracken

Connect with Grant McCracken: <a href="http://cultureby.com/">Blog</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/Grant27>Twitter</a> Connect with Grant McCracken: <a href="http://cultureby.com/">Blog</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/Grant27>Twitter</a>

Cities and the Creative Class

2005-07-22

Richard Florida

The Field of Cultural Production

1994-09-01

Gordon Fyfe , Pierre Bourdieu

The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life

2003-09-01

Ted D. Naylor , Richard Florida

La médiation culturelle et sociale dans deux espaces patrimoniaux portugais : la Casa d’Avenida et le Musée du travail Michel Giacometti

2025-11-18

Emmanuelle Lambert , Viviane Ramond , Jean-Thierry Julia

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Yaratıcı endüstriler bağlamında sanal prodüksiyonlarda yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin boyutları üzerine bir inceleme

2025-06-25

Ersin Kozan | Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi

İnovasyon çağında kreatif düşüncenin ve yenilikçi teknolojilerin yörüngesinde gelişim çizgisini sürdüren ve yaratıcı endüstrilerin önemli bir aktörü konumunda olan film sektörü prodüksiyon altyapısını oluşturan faaliyet alanlarında radikal değişikliklere gitmiştir. Bu … İnovasyon çağında kreatif düşüncenin ve yenilikçi teknolojilerin yörüngesinde gelişim çizgisini sürdüren ve yaratıcı endüstrilerin önemli bir aktörü konumunda olan film sektörü prodüksiyon altyapısını oluşturan faaliyet alanlarında radikal değişikliklere gitmiştir. Bu süreçte sanal prodüksiyonlar, filmlerin üretim süreçlerinde zaman ve bütçe olarak yapımcılara sunmuş olduğu fonksiyonel çözümlerle ön plana çıkmıştır. Sanal prodüksiyonlar teknolojik olarak bir takım geleneksel görsel efekt uygulama setlerinin bir tür takipçisi olmakla beraber, günümüzün yapay zekâ teknolojilerini içeren uygulamalara hızlı adapte olması bakımından yenilikçi ve inovatif bir kimliğe sahiptir. Bu çalışmada sanal prodüksiyonların tarihsel süreçteki gelişimi ve teknolojik arka planına ilişkin literatür taraması sonucu elde edilen bilgilerden yola çıkılarak, sanal prodüksiyon ortamında yapay zekâ teknolojilerin kullanımının film yapımına etkilerine ilişkin açıklayıcı ve betimleyici bilgilere ulaşılmak amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada betimsel analiz yöntemi ile sanal prodüksiyonlarda kullanılan teknik araçlar ve yazılımlarda yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin etkisi incelendiğinde, belli başlı konularda yaratıcı çözümlerin sunulduğu tespitine varılmıştır. Bu çözümler özellikle sanal prodüksiyonlardaki kamera-ışık sistemlerin hareket takibi ve kontrolü, çekilen filmlerin atmosferini oluşturan mekânların gerçekçi bir şekilde tasarlanarak canlı bir şekilde uygulanması ve sanal karakterlerin animasyonlarının anlık olarak stüdyo ortamında gerçekleştirilmesi gibi süreçlerde kendisini göstermiştir.

Interwoven space-time: the practice and innovation of the Marxist conception of space-time in modern museum cultural communication

2025-06-25

Yuqi Wu , Jianfeng Zhang | Advances in Social Behavior Research

From the theoretical perspective of the Marxist conception of space-time, this paper explores its innovative application in the practice of modern museum cultural communication. Through an in-depth interpretation of the … From the theoretical perspective of the Marxist conception of space-time, this paper explores its innovative application in the practice of modern museum cultural communication. Through an in-depth interpretation of the Marxist space-time concept combined with theoretical frameworks from museology and communication studies, this study analyzes how contemporary museums employ Marxist space-time theory to innovate their cultural communication practices. The research indicates that the Marxist conception of space-time provides important guidance for exhibition design, narrative approaches, and interactive experiences in modern museums, offering new ideas and methods to enhance the effectiveness of museum cultural communication.

TRANSFORMING PRACTICE: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL SCORES ON CREATIVITY, PERFORMANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY

2025-06-25

Solomiya Moroz , Craig Vear | Tempo

Abstract This article presents an overview of findings from an ERC-funded DigiScore project that investigates how digital technologies are reshaping music creation, performance and accessibility. Digital scores, defined as interactive … Abstract This article presents an overview of findings from an ERC-funded DigiScore project that investigates how digital technologies are reshaping music creation, performance and accessibility. Digital scores, defined as interactive interfaces for musical ideas, enable innovative compositional approaches, immersive performance experiences and inclusive practices. Drawing on nearly 50 case studies across five continents, the research highlights four key impacts: (1) enhanced interactivity and multimedia integration; (2) non-linear and real-time compositional methods; (3) novel performance opportunities in physical and virtual spaces; (4) broader accessibility for diverse musicians and audiences. An overview of case studies by the project’s partners and principal investigator illustrates how digital scores impact the creative practices of composers and performers, while also influencing audience engagement and fostering collaboration and participation. Despite challenges in balancing technological complexity with usability, the findings demonstrate how digital scores democratise music-making, offering new creative possibilities and redefining contemporary musical practices.

The British tradition and the creative-disruptive entrepreneur

2025-06-25

José M. Menudo | Routledge eBooks

Embedding local culture into chrono-urbanism: Insights from the urban regeneration in Xiamen's Lujiang old town, China

2025-06-24

Yaofu Huang , Eddie C.M. Hui , Wei Lang +2 more | Cities

Visual Artist, Craftsperson, Entrepreneur or … All in One? Identity Struggles and Juggles in Creative Crafts

2025-06-24

Anne-Sophie Radermecker , Ellen Loots | Creativity and Innovation Management

ABSTRACT Social identity theories explain how identities intertwine with individuals' choices and behaviours. Simultaneously, an institutional context imposes constraints on people's agency due to the norms, habits and expectations it … ABSTRACT Social identity theories explain how identities intertwine with individuals' choices and behaviours. Simultaneously, an institutional context imposes constraints on people's agency due to the norms, habits and expectations it engrains. This is the case in the artistic realm, where numerous categorization norms remain implicit. In the present paper, we examine the links between identity and professional activities in the creative crafts sector, which exhibits characteristics of both contemporary arts and traditional crafts. Employing a mixed methodology that combines survey data and a focus group, we explore the ways in which different identities and professional activities within the market for creative crafts are interconnected. We show ‘how’ creative crafts practitioners self‐identify (as an artist, craftsman [ artisan ], designer, maître d'art and creative entrepreneur) and reveal contradictions between—what we label—individuals' self‐attributed identity (self‐identification) and positioned social identity (the categorization by others). Notably, the identity of the ‘artist’ emerges as the most prominently promoted one, while that of the craftsperson is found to be more comfortable. Specific instances of identity struggles and juggles are identified. To explain the identity positioning issues faced in this sector, we invoke the nomenclative habits and market activities that prevail in creative crafts. Our empirical data allow us to disentangle two distinct identity strategies, which we label ‘rooted identity strategy’ and ‘floating identity strategy’. Our contributions lie in a more in‐depth exploration of identity perceptions within cultural and creative industries, by showing how creative people deal with multiple, sometimes conflicting, identities and discussing how this can affect careers.

Opening the doors: inclusive creative projects and community engagement in Spanish museums

2025-06-24

Susana Rojas Pernía , José María Sanahuja Gavaldá , Isabel Macho de Cos +1 more | Frontiers in Education

Participation in culture is a human right. Close collaboration between social, educational and cultural institutions can facilitate access for all members of the community and open new social and educational … Participation in culture is a human right. Close collaboration between social, educational and cultural institutions can facilitate access for all members of the community and open new social and educational spaces for those whose right to participate in cultural life has been violated. As part of a European project to promote social inclusion through the arts, this article describes and analyzes two Inclusive Creative Projects (ICP) carried out by social, educational and cultural centers. These collaborative projects were created with the objective of analyzing the key elements to promote inclusion through art and artistic creation in museums. Students from primary and special education schools ( n = 74) and adults with intellectual disabilities ( n = 12) participated in the two projects. Additionally, staff from arts institutions ( n = 12) and socio-educational centers ( n = 10), creating spaces for dialogue, reflection and learning in an inclusive context. Qualitative and ethnographic techniques were used to document the process of designing and implementing the projects. Through the field diaries, which included field notes and photographs, the set of visual and creative techniques used to explore personal experiences and the development of the ICPs were recorded. The findings underscore the need to create projects that recognize diversity as an intrinsic characteristic of any human group. They also open avenues for collaboration based on respect and recognition of different skills, experiences and professional trajectories. The projects created spaces for dialogue and learning from and with personal experience, emphasizing processes rather than outcomes. They highlight the need to promote the use of different artistic languages in the creation of inclusive artistic projects, as well as real accessibility. Although implementing the project was complex, collaboration between institutions facilitated the creation of networks that promote professional development and contribute to the development of fairer and more equitable communities.

Aesthetic Transnationalisation as National Realignment

2025-06-24

Elke Weissmann | Routledge eBooks

The Youngification of German Television

2025-06-24

Elke Weissmann | Routledge eBooks

Opportunities and challenges for the development of art and creative industries in the social economy environment

2025-06-23

Michał Kober | Catallaxy

Motivation: This study is motivated by exploring the specific opportunities and challenges associated with integrating art and creative industries into the social economy environment. Traditional market models often marginalise artists … Motivation: This study is motivated by exploring the specific opportunities and challenges associated with integrating art and creative industries into the social economy environment. Traditional market models often marginalise artists and creative practitioners, particularly those outside mainstream commercial channels. The social economy, emphasising social impact, community ownership, and ethical practices, presents a potentially transformative framework for developing art and creative industries.Aim: This research aims to identify the key opportunities the social economy environment offers for the development of art and creative industries. It is also an attempt to analyse the significant challenges that art and creative industries face when operating within the social economy framework.Materials and methods: The study is theoretical and qualitative. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, with literature review as a foundation. A comprehensive review of existing literature on the social economy, art and creative industries, and their intersection is conducted to establish a theoretical framework.Results: In the last three decades, the sphere of culture in Poland has experienced many changes: first of all, artistic freedom has increased, and in addition to public cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations and private entities have entered the arena. The arts and creative industries have begun to benefit from technological advancements and digitalisation. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the potential of the social economy to nurture and empower art and creative industries, fostering a more equitable and sustainable creative ecosystem.

The role of regional film commissions in promoting tourist destinations

2025-06-23

Paolo Seri , Giulio Pedrini , Riccardo Persio | Tourism Economics

More than a thousand regions worldwide have developed their own public agency (Regional Film Commissions - RFCs) to attract film producers through financial and logistic support and exploit the power … More than a thousand regions worldwide have developed their own public agency (Regional Film Commissions - RFCs) to attract film producers through financial and logistic support and exploit the power of movie and series as a tool for promoting local tourist destinations and stimulate the local economies. However, beyond this anecdotal evidence there is no robust empirical evidence about the effectiveness of RFC spending for local tourism boosting. This research note aims to fill this gap by using a dose-response analysis to estimates the effects of regional funds on tourism demand and supply.

Industry–academia interface: the value of collaborative research and development with Danielle Densley Tingley

2025-06-23

| Communications Engineering

Assessing a Pilot Door-to-Door Municipal Collection Program in Greece: Implementation Insights and Evaluation Outcomes

2025-06-20

Evangelos Kokkinos , Katia Lasaridi , Roιdo Mitoula +1 more | Environmental Research Engineering and Management

Door-to-door collection is the most effective method to meet the objectives of the EU’s new circular action plan. In line with the Directives (EU) 2018/851 and 2018/852, several municipalities in … Door-to-door collection is the most effective method to meet the objectives of the EU’s new circular action plan. In line with the Directives (EU) 2018/851 and 2018/852, several municipalities in Greece are transitioning from the conventional kerbside system to door-to-door collection. In the municipality of Rafina-Pikermi, a pilot scheme for the collection of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) was implemented and operated for a nine-month period to separate waste into recyclables and biowaste. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of door-to-door waste collection in terms of purity, contamination levels, and resident satisfaction, involving 154 households and 528 residents. The analysis is based on data collected during the pilot program and includes results from waste sampling and transport to two facilities: a Materials Recovery Facility and a Mechanical Biological Treatment plant. Collection occurred five days a week, excluding weekends, and waste was sorted using barcodes into two categories based on the color of the bag (brown for biowaste and blue for recyclables). Each bag was weighed at the transport vehicle and analyzed at the recovery and biological treatment facilities to determine the percentage of impurities in the total weight and to separate it into various waste fractions. The results show that the purity levels for recycling waste from source separation of biowaste and recyclables are approximately 98% and 93%, respectively. Finally, an analysis of questionnaire data collected from participating households indicated that they rated the overall experience as satisfactory and provided feedback on general operational issues that could be improved. In conclusion, the current study proves that the development of source separation schemes is essential to achieving the goals set by the EU.

EDI film policies and their discontents

2025-06-20

Shelley Cobb , Jack Newsinger | Routledge eBooks

Global Film Policies

2025-06-20

Ruby Cheung , John Hill , Nobuko Kawashima +1 more | Routledge eBooks

Tax incentives in the audiovisual landscape

2025-06-20

John W. Hill , Maria O’Brien | Routledge eBooks

European film and television policy in the streaming era

2025-06-20

Christopher Meir | Routledge eBooks

Film Commissions: from Local Agencies to Links in the Global Industry

2025-06-20

Aleksey O. Bezzubikov | Journal of Film Arts and Film Studies

The article examines film commissions as one of the key factors in the globalization of film production. The article provides information about the history of such organizations, their current activities … The article examines film commissions as one of the key factors in the globalization of film production. The article provides information about the history of such organizations, their current activities and the prospects for their further development. The article also explores the obvious and non-obvious functions of film commissions in the context of globalization and the structure of the international film location market, of which film commissions are the main liaison. Based on these facts, the author compiles an expanded list of seemingly unobvious challenges facing such institutions. This list can come in handy for developing personnel training methods for such organizations.

<scp>TEMPORARY BELONGING</scp>: Middle‐Class Residential Experiences in London's Post‐Olympic East Village

2025-06-20

Piero Corcillo | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Abstract This article explores a novel unstable form of middle‐class place belonging as exemplified in London's East Village—the former 2012 Olympics Athletes’ Village and the first neighbourhood developed at the … Abstract This article explores a novel unstable form of middle‐class place belonging as exemplified in London's East Village—the former 2012 Olympics Athletes’ Village and the first neighbourhood developed at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. I conceptualize this form as ‘temporary belonging’ and engage with Bourdieu's underutilized insights, particularly housing corporations’ ability to impose their priorities on affluent homeseekers through their unconscious complicity. This approach illuminates questions of place‐production within the context of fifth‐wave gentrification, characterized by the complementary roles of finance and states in restructuring urban space. Drawing on interviews with a manager and residents, alongside documentary analysis, the study reveals that the East Village's corporate landlord employs place‐production and advertising strategies that prioritize the dispositions of middle‐class individuals. However, this is primarily motivated by the neighbourhood's value as a long‐term investment. Middle‐class residents describe East Village as a ‘unique’ place to live. Nonetheless, their narratives of belonging carry a distinct element of temporal limitation. They experience tensions between the neighbourhood's appeal, their household circumstances and their long‐term residential aspirations. ‘Temporary belonging’ thus encapsulates their response to the conditions and constraints they encounter in the neighbourhood field, as structured by the landlord.

Integrating Digital Innovation and Ethnic Identity in Tai Lue Craftsmanship: A Co-Creation Approach for Cultural Preservation and Tourism

2025-06-20

Somkeit Noamna , Manissaward Jintapitak | Journal of Community Development Research (Humanities and Social Sciences)

This study investigates the integration of digital innovation and co-creation approaches to transform Tai Lue craftsmanship, focusing on cultural preservation, ethnic identity expression, and economic sustainability. Using a qualitative research … This study investigates the integration of digital innovation and co-creation approaches to transform Tai Lue craftsmanship, focusing on cultural preservation, ethnic identity expression, and economic sustainability. Using a qualitative research methodology, the project engaged the Tai Lue community of Ban Luang Nuea, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, through participatory design thinking workshops. Artisans collaborated with designers to create modern lifestyle products, including fashion accessories and home décor, by incorporating traditional Tai Lue cultural motifs enhanced through digital design and printing technologies. The study addressed the challenges of appealing to younger and international markets while empowering aging artisans to develop value-added products for the tourism sector. Findings reveal that blending modern digital tools with traditional craftsmanship can effectively preserve cultural heritage, stimulate community pride, and generate new economic opportunities. The research demonstrates that co-creation not only sustains cultural authenticity but also enhances the commercial viability of traditional crafts, contributing significantly to the development of creative economies.

Creative Planning of Spaces and Cultural Infrastructure in the Modern Cities: Effective Strategic Approaches

2025-06-20

Hristina Hristova | Visual Studies

Optimization of Cultural Education Program Using Numerical Techniques

2025-06-20

Suresh Kumar Sahani , Binod Kumar Sah | Journal of Posthumanism

Cultural education is essential for developing socio-cognitive identities and improving intercultural competency in many educational settings. Nevertheless, due to escalating globalization, financial limitations, and diverse regional requirements, it is essential … Cultural education is essential for developing socio-cognitive identities and improving intercultural competency in many educational settings. Nevertheless, due to escalating globalization, financial limitations, and diverse regional requirements, it is essential to optimize the framework and implementation of cultural education programs. This research formulates and implements a numerical optimization methodology that combines linear programming with multi-objective decision-making to assess and improve the efficacy of cultural education techniques across various demographic scenarios. The methodology employs official UNESCO cultural education statistics and actual budgetary limitations to ascertain optimum resource distribution and curriculum frameworks. By rigorously using numerical techniques and theoretical research, we demonstrate that mathematical optimization enhances educational efficiency while ensuring fair access and the preservation of cultural variety. Results demonstrate a 27.6% enhancement in program effect efficiency across evaluated areas after improvement. The proposed framework provides educational officials with a comprehensive, data-driven decision-making instrument that integrates cultural pedagogy with mathematical accuracy.

Cultural Policy Working Group

2025-06-19

Özlem Canyürek | Theater

The Impact of Gender on Incomes in the Visual Arts in Australia

2025-06-19

Kate MacNeill , Jenny Lye , Edwina Bartlem +3 more | Journal of Australian Studies

Traditional Chinese Sculpture

2025-06-19

Jixiang Peng , Zhu Yang , Jianhua Gu | Routledge eBooks

Research on the construction of participatory digital platform for Shanxi Puju protection

2025-06-19

Min Liu , Kotchaphan Youngmee , Khachakrit Liamthaisong | International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies

Shanxi Pu Opera is an important traditional Chinese opera facing challenges in inheritance due to modernization. This study proposes a participatory digital platform model (PDPM-Puju) to facilitate its preservation and … Shanxi Pu Opera is an important traditional Chinese opera facing challenges in inheritance due to modernization. This study proposes a participatory digital platform model (PDPM-Puju) to facilitate its preservation and dissemination. The platform integrates an opera archive, interactive learning, live performances, and community engagement, leveraging AI, VR, and blockchain technologies to enhance the user experience. Research findings indicate that high-quality content, interactivity, and technological innovation effectively attract audiences and strengthen cultural identity. In the future, the platform will optimize community interaction, improve the user experience, and explore sustainable business models to ensure the long-term preservation of Pu Opera in the digital era.

Thinking Diversity Anew for Equal Rights in Performing Arts

2025-06-19

Özlem Canyürek | Theater

DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE TOWNSCAPING TOOLS LINKED WITH UNIVERSITY STUDIO COURSES

2025-06-19

Saori Kashihara , Kyoko YAMAGA | AIJ Journal of Technology and Design

Display and exhibition design and production

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Design: a critical input to rural innovative entrepreneurship

2025-06-18

Timothy R. Wojan , Luyi Han , Zheng Tian +1 more | Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

‘Artists as workers’? Re-imagining cultural policy for insecure and precarious artists and cultural workers

2025-06-18

Benjamin Carl Eltham , Xin Gu , Marnie Badham | Journal of sociology

In recent decades, policymakers have advanced cultural policies aimed at spurring the economic value and employment growth of cultural and creative industries. The Australian government's 2023 cultural policy, Revive , … In recent decades, policymakers have advanced cultural policies aimed at spurring the economic value and employment growth of cultural and creative industries. The Australian government's 2023 cultural policy, Revive , refers to ‘artists as workers’ and champions the ‘centrality of the artist’ in Australian culture. But a closer examination of the conditions of cultural work yields a gloomy perspective on Australian cultural labour markets. This paper collates and analyses Australian Bureau of Statistics employment data to show that cultural work in Australia is poorly paid, unequal, insecure and precarious. Adopting a political economy analysis, we argue that social, cultural and industry policy settings favour large firms at the expense of artists and cultural workers. In response, we propose a number of policy interventions. It is possible to re-imagine a world of cultural work in which strong cultural, social and employment protections allow artists and cultural workers a dignified creative life.

Art and industry

2025-06-18

Neil Drabble , Rose Gridneff | RIBA Publishing eBooks

The Malaysian Fashion Industry as a Catalyst for Cultural Tourism and Economic Growth: A Perspective

2025-06-18

Leena Khaled Ahmed Al-Mujahed | International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences

Innovation and Development of Minnan-Style Decorative Tiles under the Background of“Internet +”

2025-06-18

Chao Yang , Mingxia Zhang , Qingyi Liu | Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences

As a type of imported product, decorative tiles have, over a century-long process of integration with local culture and customs, evolved into uniquely characterized Minnan-style decorative tiles. These tiles embody … As a type of imported product, decorative tiles have, over a century-long process of integration with local culture and customs, evolved into uniquely characterized Minnan-style decorative tiles. These tiles embody rich cultural connotations and diverse forms. However, with the rapid advancement of the "Internet +" era, traditional cultural industries are facing both new opportunities and challenges amid the waves of digitalization and networking. The craftsmanship of Minnan-style decorative tiles is gradually declining, making it urgent to reconsider their inheritance and innovation. This paper takes "Internet +" as a pathway for cultural dissemination and development, aiming to explore new approaches to the innovation and development of Minnan-style decorative tiles, and to achieve both cultural inheritance and innovative growth.