Enabling Creative Chaos The Organization Behind the Burning Man Event

Name: Enabling Creative Chaos The Organization Behind the Burning Man Event
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ISBN: 9780226102382

ISBN-10: 0226102386

ISBN-13: 9780226102382

Edition: 2009

Authors: Katherine K. Chen

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In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun. Enabling Creative Chaostracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Over the years, Burning Man's organizers have…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Perils of Under-and Overorganizing



Context: The Development of the Burning Man Event and Organization



"Do-ocracy": Acting on Suggestions and Criticisms



"Radical Inclusion": Attracting and Placing Members



"No Spectators": Motivating Members to Contribute



"Immerse Yourself": Managing Relations in the Pursuit of Legitimacy



Conclusion: Sustaining Creative Chaos



Ethnography and Qualitative Research



Interview Protocols


Notes


Reference List


Index