Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything Ed 2
, "Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1509513477 | 2018 | 296 pages | EPUB | 416 KB
English | ISBN: 1509513477 | 2018 | 296 pages | EPUB | 416 KB
SECOND UPDATED EDITION, WITH THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS
The first edition of Making is Connecting struck 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.
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