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Researching Creativity in Media Industries

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In this book, Mads Moller T. Andersen examines the methodological challenges that arise when studying creativity and creative processes in media industries, arguing that the field of media studies still has much to learn about how these industries facilitate their own creative processes. Andersen introduces and utilizes a theoretical framework of five traditions in creativity to guide readers through five different methods of approaching and understanding the concept of creativity, exploring whether media scholars should abandon current, romantic understandings of creativity in favor of more progressive and nuanced definitions. Ultimately, Andersen considers and offers examples of how, as a discipline, we can design studies of creative processes that also address what we still don't know about creativity in these contexts. Scholars interested in media studies, cultural studies, and research methods will find this book particularly useful.
Mads Moller T. Andersen is assistant professor at University of Copenhagen.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Five Traditions in Creativity Research Chapter 3: Media Industry Studies and Key Themes Chapter 4: Production Studies as a Methodological Approach Chapter 5: Challenges When Researching Creativity Chapter 6: Research Design Using the Five Traditions Chapter 7: Case Example: Where is Creativity in TV Production? Chapter 8: Further Studies of Creativity in Media Industries References About the Author
"Media is everywhere, just like creativity, and we would do well to understand what makes the two so pervasive in our lives and, most of all, what makes them inseparable. Tommerup Andersen's exciting new book offers readers both the conceptual and methodological tools needed to discover, study, and reflect on creativity in media industries. An indispensable resource for media and creativity researchers and for anyone with a keen interest in social science and the big questions of today." -- Vlad Glaveanu, Dublin City University
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