Making Is Connecting The Social Meaning of Creativity, from DIY and Knitting to Youtube and Web 2.0

Name: Making Is Connecting The Social Meaning of Creativity, from DIY and Knitting to Youtube and Web 2.0
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ISBN: 9780745650029

ISBN-10: 0745650023

ISBN-13: 9780745650029

Edition: 2010

Authors: David Gauntlett

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In Making is Connecting, David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections. During the previous century, the production of culture became dominated by professional elite producers. But today, a vast array of people are making and sharing their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, art projects, and hands-on experiences. Gauntlett argues that we are seeing a shift from a 'sit-back-and-be-told culture' to a 'making-and-doing culture'. People are rejecting…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 3/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Introduction



The meaning of making I: Philosophies of craft



The meaning of making II: Craft today



The meaning of making III: Digital



The value of connecting I: Personal happiness



The value of connecting II: Social capital and communities



Tools for change



Web 2.0 not all rosy?



Conclusion