Handbook of Research on Creativity by Kerry Thomas (English) Hardcover Book

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This comprehensive yet concise Handbook provides an overview of innovative approaches to, and new perspectives on, the study of creativity.

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This comprehensive yet concise Handbook provides an overview of innovative approaches to, and new perspectives on, the study of creativity.In this timely work, creativity is not defined by an ideal, rather it encompasses a range of theories, functions, characteristics, processes, products and practices that are associated with the generation of novel and useful outcomes suited to particular social, cultural and political contexts. Chapters present original research by international scholars from a wide range of disciplines including history, sociology, psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, education, economics and interdisciplinary studies. Their research investigates creativity in diverse fields including art, creative industries, aesthetics, design, new media, music, arts education, science, engineering and technology.Containing cutting-edge research the Handbook of Research on Creativity will strongly appeal to academics and advanced students in cultural studies, creative industries, art history and theory, experimental music and performance studies, digital and new media studies, engineering, economics, sociology, psychology and social psychology, management studies, and education particularly visual arts education and music education. Policy makers, managers and entrepreneurs will also find much to interest them in this fascinating work.Contributors: S. Banaji, T. Barker, D. Berry, C. Bilton, N.C.M. Brown, P. Burnard, J. Chan, S. Cranmer, A.J. Cropley, D.H. Cropley, C. De Cock, L. Denti, D.R. Eikhof, K. Essl, C. Gibson, V. Giorgini, R. Gonsalves, S. Harnow Klausen, S. Hemlin, j. jagodzinski, V. Johnson, J.C. Kaufman, N. Kawashima, R. Korde, J. McGuigan, P. McIntyre, J. Mecca, P.-M. Menger, R. Miettinen, D.P. Miller, M.D. Mumford, T. Oiyama, L. Olsson, P.B. Paulus, C. Perrotta, A. Power, A. Quemin, A. Rehn, E. Scheer, E. Schubert, D.K. Simonton, T. Smith, J. Steers, S. Taylor, K. Thomas, E. Zimmerman

Author Biography

Edited by Kerry Thomas, University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts, Australia and Janet Chan, University of New South Wales, Australia

Table of Contents

Contents:PrefaceIntroduction to the ChaptersJanet Chan and Kerry ThomasPART I: RESEARCH ON CREATIVITY1. Researching Creativity and Creativity ResearchJanet Chan2. Sources and Conditions of Scientific CreativitySøren Harnow Klausen3. Presences and Absences: A Critical Analysis of Recent Research About Creativity in Visual Arts EducationEnid ZimmermanPART II: WAYS OF CONCEPTUALIZING AND ASSESSING CREATIVITY4. What is a Creative Idea? Little-c versus Big-C CreativityDean Keith Simonton5. Creativity as a System in ActionPhilip McIntyre6. Marxism and CreativityJim McGuigan7. Creativity as Designer Capitalism: Deleuze|Guattarian Interventionsjan jagodzinski8. Playing to the Gallery: Myth, Method and Complexity in the Creative ProcessChris Bilton9. Attributing Creativity in Science and Engineering: The Discourses of Discovery, Invention and BreakthroughDavid Philip Miller10. For a Critical Creativity: The Radical Imagination of Cornelius CastoriadisChristian De Cock, Alf Rehn and David Berry11. Creativity in Schools: Delusions, Realities and ChallengesJohn Steers12. The Lived Experience of a Contemporary Creative IdentificationStephanie Taylor13. Understanding Malevolent CreativityDavid H. Cropley, James C. Kaufman and Arthur J. Cropley14. Rating the Creativity of ProductsDavid H. Cropley and James C. Kaufman15. Issues in Conceptions of Creativity and Creativity Assessment in Music EducationPamela Burnard and Anne Power16. From 'National Creativity' to Social Recognition and Success in the Visual Arts: A Sociological Perspective on Rankings of the 'Top 100 Artists in the World'Alain QueminPART III: THE CREATIVE PROCESS17. Creative Thinking: Processes, Strategies and KnowledgeMichael D. Mumford, Vincent Giorgini, Carter Gibson and Jensen Mecca18. Time and the Composition: Creativity in Modern and Contemporary Works of ArtTerry Smith19. Experimental Research in the Digital Media ArtsTim Barker20. The Chances of Chance – Challenging Creativity by Chance and CollaborationKarlheinz Essl21. The Role of Inhibition and Perception in Artistic Creativity: A Cognitive ExplanationEmery SchubertPART IV: PRACTICES OF CREATIVITY22. The Ontology of Creative Performance and the Aesthetics of DesignNeil C.M. Brown23. How to Start an Art CentreVivien Johnson24. The 'Illusio' of the Creative Life: Case Studies of Emerging ArtistsKerry Thomas25. Making a Living from Creativity: Careers, Employment and Work in the Creative IndustriesDoris Ruth Eikhof26. Authorship and Collaborative Creativity in New Media ArtRoanna Gonsalves and Janet Chan27. Dochaku: Artistic Evolution at the Confluence of CulturesToshiko Oiyama28. Re-creating Performance Art: The Rise of Re-enactmentEdward ScheerPART V: CONDITIONS FOR CREATIVITY29. Creative Encounters and Collaborative Agency in Science, Technology and InnovationReijo Miettinen30. What's Stopping Us? Barriers to Creativity and Innovation in Schooling Across EuropeShakuntala Banaji, Sue Cranmer and Carlo Perrotta31. Copyright as an Incentive System for Creativity? The Case of Contemporary Visual ArtsNobuko KawashimaPART VI: LEADING/MANAGING CREATIVITY32. European Cultural Policies and the 'Creative Industries' TurnPierre-Michel Menger33. How to Get the Most Creativity and Innovation Out of Groups and TeamsPaul B. Paulus and Runa Korde34. Creativity in R&DSven Hemlin, Lisa Olsson and Leif Denti35. Leading Science: The Role of Research Leaders in Scientific CreativityJanet ChanIndex

Review

'This scholarly and important volume has an impressive interdisciplinary and international scope. We hear from psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, legal scholars, and economists. These refreshing chapters broaden our understanding of human innovation, contributing to a developing sociocultural approach to the study of creativity. These chapters directly challenge the myth of solitary genius, by documenting the social and cultural systems within which new ideas emerge.' -- Keith Sawyer, Washington University in St Louis, US'This penetrating volume both summarizes compellingly what we know about creativity and examines critically loose concepts of creativity, cases where creativity does harm, and deceptive hype about creativity. This volume neither romanticizes creativity nor reduces it to the servant of economic and cultural development, offering instead a differentiated and penetrating examination of the nature of creativity and its diverse positive and sometimes negative roles.' -- David Perkins, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, US

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'This scholarly and important volume has an impressive interdisciplinary and international scope. We hear from psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, legal scholars, and economists. These refreshing chapters broaden our understanding of human innovation, contributing to a developing sociocultural approach to the study of creativity. These chapters directly challenge the myth of solitary genius, by documenting the social and cultural systems within which new ideas emerge.'

Details ISBN0857939807 Author Janet Chan Pages 584 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 0857939807 ISBN-13 9780857939807 Publication Date 2013-11-29 Year 2013 Media Book Series Elgar Original Reference Language English DEWEY 153.35 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2013-11-29 NZ Release Date 2013-11-29 UK Release Date 2013-11-29 Format Hardcover Edited by Janet Chan Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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