Creativity and Cultural Improvisation
Creativity and Cultural Improvisation by Elizabeth Hallam, published by Berg Publishers in April 2008, is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of creativity within social and cultural contexts. This edition spans 348 pages and is presented in English. The book offers an anthropological perspective on how creativity manifests in various cultural sites, emphasizing that social and cultural life is navigated without a predetermined script.
Readers will find a collection of essays that delve into the attribution of creative agency in the graphic and performing arts, as well as in intellectual property law. The text examines the interplay between creativity and social, political, and religious institutions, while also considering the relationship between creativity and the perception of time. Additionally, it addresses the collaborative and political aspects of creativity, challenging the notion that it stems solely from individual talent. This scholarly work contributes to the fields of social science and anthropology, making it a significant resource for those interested in cultural studies.
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There is no prepared script for social and cultural life. People work it out as they go along. Creativity and Cultural Improvisation casts fresh, anthropological eyes on the cultural sites of creativity that form part of our social matrix.
The book explores the ways creative agency is attributed in the graphic and performing arts and in intellectual property law. It shows how the sources of creativity are embedded in social, political and religious institutions, examines the relation between creativity and the perception and passage of time, and reviews the creativity and improvisational quality of anthropological scholarship itself.
Individual essays examine how the concept of creativity has changed in the history of modern social theory, and question its applicability as a term of cross-cultural analysis. The contributors highlight the collaborative and political dimensions of creativity and thus challenge the idea that creativity arises only from individual talent and expression.
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