The Invention of Creativity: Modern Society and the Culture of the New

by Andreas Reckwitz

Book Overview

Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and the desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture and an imperative in many parts of society.

In this new book, cultural sociologist Andreas Reckwitz investigates how the ideal of creativity has grown into a major social force, from the art of the avant-garde...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745697046
• ISBN13: 9780745697048
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"