The Creative System in Action

The first of its kind, this book focuses on empirical studies into creative output that use and test the systems approach. The collection of work from cultural studies, sociology, psychology, communication and media studies, and the arts depicts holistic and innovative ways to understand creativity as a system in action.

Autorentext

Phillip McIntyre is an Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is a former musician, music journalist, record producer and video-maker. His book Creativity and Cultural Production: Issues for Media Practice is also published by Palgrave MacMillan. He convenes the Communication and Media Research (CAMR) group and is researching the creative industries though an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.

Dr Janet Fulton is a lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research interests include creativity and cultural production, journalism, journalism education, social media, and cultural production in the digital age.

Dr Elizabeth Paton is Senior Education and Outreach Officer for the Australia Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (Monash University node). Previously, she taught communication and creative industries subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include creativity, creative industries, fiction writing and education.

Klappentext

The first of its kind, this book is an overview of systems based research into creativity. It focuses on empirical studies into creativity that use the systems approach. Uniquely, the authors in this edited collection incorporate not just individual creators but also the social and cultural contexts in which they work and in doing so account for the creative system in action. Looking past Romantic approaches the authors explore a rational explanation of creativity across a range of fields including music, journalism, fiction and non-fiction writing, film, theatre, the arts and design, and digital media. Showcasing innovative research into the creative system in action across various forms of cultural production, the book will attract readers from cultural studies, sociology, psychology, communication and media studies, and the arts. Undergraduate students taking courses related to creative practice or creative industries will also find it valuable.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton
   PART I: THEORY
2. General Systems Theory and Creativity; Phillip McIntyre
3. Systems Model of Creativity; Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton
   PART II: RESEARCH USING SYSTEM APPROACHES
4. Scalability of the Creative System in the Recording Studio; Paul Thompson
5. The Creative Development of Sampling Composers; Justin Morey
6. Songwriting as a Creative System in Action; Phillip McIntyre
7. Print Journalism and the System of Creativity; Janet Fulton
8. The Practice of Freelance Print Journalism; Sarah Coffee
9. The Dynamic System of Fiction Writing; Elizabeth Paton
10. Reconceptualizing Creative Documentary Practices; Susan Kerrigan
11. Film and Media Production as a Screen Idea System; Eva Novrup Redvall
12. Distributed Creativity and Theatre; Stacy DeZutter
13. Comedy, Creativity, Agency: The Hybrid Individual; Michael Meany
14. Systems of Creative Practice in Arts and Design; Phillip McIntyre and Sarah Coffee
15. Conclusion: Future Directions; Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton