The culture factory creativity and the production of culture /
"Where are your factories that produce culture? Where are your painters, your composers, your architects, your writers, your filmmakers?" The book opens with Leonardo da Vinci and Qin Shi Huang asking embarrassed contemporary policy makers these questions. The first part of the book is the...
| Uniform Title: | Fabbrica della cultura. English |
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| Main Author: | Santagata, Walter. |
| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Published: |
Berlin ; Heidelberg :
Springer-Verlag,
©2010.
Berlin ; Heidelberg : [2010] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 110 pages) |
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| Summary: |
"Where are your factories that produce culture? Where are your painters, your composers, your architects, your writers, your filmmakers?" The book opens with Leonardo da Vinci and Qin Shi Huang asking embarrassed contemporary policy makers these questions. The first part of the book is therefore devoted to elaborating a model for producing culture. The model takes into account both the role played by creativity in the production of culture in a technologically advanced knowledge society. The second part of the book examines a selection of strategic sectors: fashion, material culture districts, gastronomy, creative industries, entertainment, contemporary art, museums. Special attention is paid to the role collective intellectual property rights play in increasing the quality of culture-based goods and services. In the conclusion policy makers in both developed and developing countries are urged to adopt policies that can foster creativity and promote culture. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-110). Introduction. Questions that Came from Afar -- Part I: A Model of Production of Culture: Producing Culture, Conserving Culture; The Supply Chain of Cultural Production; Creativity as a Resource, Emotions as a Prerequisite; Two Models of Creativity: Technological Innovation and Social Quality -- Part II: Policies that Stimulate the Production of Culture and Make It Possible to Take the Lead in Strategic Sectors: The Effects of Creativity on International Markets: the French Genius for Fashion; Potential Cultural Districts and the Production of Material Culture; Intellectual Property Rights Take Command; The Cultural and Creative Industries; The Market in Contemporary Art; Producing Culture by Means of Museums; Conclusion: A White Paper on Creativity and the Production of Culture. "Where are your factories that produce culture? Where are your painters, your composers, your architects, your writers, your filmmakers?" The book opens with Leonardo da Vinci and Qin Shi Huang asking embarrassed contemporary policy makers these questions. The first part of the book is therefore devoted to elaborating a model for producing culture. The model takes into account both the role played by creativity in the production of culture in a technologically advanced knowledge society. The second part of the book examines a selection of strategic sectors: fashion, material culture districts, gastronomy, creative industries, entertainment, contemporary art, museums. Special attention is paid to the role collective intellectual property rights play in increasing the quality of culture-based goods and services. In the conclusion policy makers in both developed and developing countries are urged to adopt policies that can foster creativity and promote culture. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 110 pages) |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-110). |
| ISBN: |
9783642133589 3642133584 |