Handbook of Culture and Creativity: Basic Processes and Applied Innovations by A

Publisher Description

The Handbook of Culture and Creativity is a collaborative effort to provide readers with an in-depth and systematic inquiry into the cultural processes of creativity and innovation, as well as the creative processes of cultural transformation.As the editors acknowledge, creativity emerges from dialogical interaction with cultural imperatives, norms, and artifacts, but culture also evolves and transforms through a generative processfueled by creativity. In order to illuminate nuanced insights on the complex culture-creativity nexus, this volume is organized into four broad sections: reciprocal relationships, socio-cultural contexts,diversifying experiences and creativity, and policy and applied perspectives.Edited by Angela K.-Y. Leung, Letty Kwan, and Shyhnan Liou, this cogent volume features cutting-edge evidence and research, and lays the groundwork for pursuing a new science for integrating the study of culture and creativity.

Author Biography

Angela K.-Y. Leung is Associate Professor of Psychology at Singapore Management University.Letty Kwan is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Chinese University of Hong Kong.Shyhnan Liou is Professor and Chair in the Institute of Creative Industries Design at the National Cheng Kung University.

Table of Contents

Contributor ListIntroduction Frontier Research on Culture and Creativity: An OverviewAngela K.-y. Leung, Letty Yan-Yee Kwan, and Shyhnan LiouPART ONE: Culture and Creativity: Reciprocal RelationshipsChapter 1: The Role of Culture in Creative CognitionAngela K.-y. Leung and Brandon KohChapter 2: The Creative Process of Cultural EvolutionLiane GaboraPART TWO: Creativity in Socio-Cultural ContextsChapter 3: Cultural-Historiometric Studies of CreativityDean Keith SimontonChapter 4: National and Historical Variations in Innovation Performance: A Country Level AnalysisChi-yue Chiu and Letty Yan-Yee KwanChapter 5: Cultural Diversity (Fractionalization) and Economic Complexity: Effects on Innovation Performance and Human DevelopmentLetty Yan-Yee Kwan and Chi-yue ChiuChapter 6: Cultural Differences in Creative Professional DomainsVlad Petre Glaveanu and Todd LubartPART THREE: Diversifying Experiences and CreativityChapter 7: Culture, Language, and CreativityBaoguo Shi and Jing LuoChapter 8: Diversity in Creative Teams: Reaching Across Cultures and DisciplinesSusannah B.F. Paletz, Ivica Pavisic, Ella Miron-Spektor, and Chun-Chi LinChapter 9: Intercultural Relationships and Creativity: Current Research and Future DirectionsFon Wiruchnipawan and Roy Y.J. ChuaChapter 10: An Integrated Dual-Pathway Model of Multicultural Experience and CreativityLay See Ong, Yi Wen Tan, and Chi-Ying ChengPART FOUR: Policy and Applied PerspectivesChapter 11: Innovation in Cultural and Creative IndustriesShyhnan Liou and Chia Han YangChapter 12: Time to be Innovative, Hong Kong: Time Orientation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurial ActivitiesMarta K. Dowejko, Kevin Au, and Yingzhao Xiao

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Lays the groundwork for pursuing a new science for integrating the study of culture and creativity

Long Description

The Handbook of Culture and Creativity is a collaborative effort to provide readers with an in-depth and systematic inquiry into the cultural processes of creativity and innovation, as well as the creative processes of cultural transformation.As the editors acknowledge, creativity emerges from dialogical interaction with cultural imperatives, norms, and artifacts, but culture also evolves and transforms through a generative process fueled by creativity. In order to illuminate nuanced insights on the complex culture-creativity nexus, this volume is organized into four broad sections: reciprocal relationships, socio-cultural contexts, diversifying experiences and creativity, and policy and applied perspectives.Edited by Angela K.-y. Leung, Letty Kwan, and Shyhnan Liou, this cogent volume features cutting-edge evidence and research, and lays the groundwork for pursuing a new science for integrating the study of culture and creativity.

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Selling point: Offers cutting-edge and up-to-date reviews on culture and creativitySelling point: Features wide-ranging and well-integrated chapters that are organized around four broad themesSelling point: One of the first volumes to provide an in-depth and systematic inquiry into the cultural perspective of creativity

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