Making is connecting : the social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything / David Gauntlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gauntlett, David, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social networks.

Creative ability--Social aspects.

Creative ability.

Web 2.0--Social aspects.

Web 2.0.

Culture.

Physical Description:

viii, 318 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2018.

Summary:

"SECOND UPDATED EDITION, WITH THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS The first edition of Making is Connectingstruck a chord with crafters, YouTubers, makers, music producers, artists and coders alike. David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Online and offline, we see that 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 brand new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself strategies, and platforms for creativity"-- Provided by publisher.

"David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. This fully revised second edition of Making is Connecting includes many new sections as well as three brand new chapters on creative processes, do-it-yourself strategies, and platforms for creativity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: <ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> Acknowledgements Preamble to the second edition 1. Introduction 2. The meaning of making I: Philosophies of craft 3. The meaning of making II: Craft today 4. The meaning of making III: Digital 5. The value of connecting: Personal happiness and social capital 6. Tools for change 7. Online creativity needs better platforms 8. Making connections and the creative process: From music to everything 9. Doing it yourself: More lessons from music making and connecting 10. Platforms for creativity 11. Conclusion Notes Index.

Notes:

Revised edition of the author's Making is connecting, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Gauntlett, David. Making is connecting.

ISBN:

9781509513475

1509513477

9781509513482

1509513485

OCLC:

1008759160