Craft and the Creative Economy [electronic resource] /
Luckman, S.author.
Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade.
Description based upon print version of record.
Half-Title; Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface: My Own Craft Journey; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Craft and the Contemporary Cultural Economy:The Renaissance of the Handmade; 1 Craft Revival: The Post-Etsy Handmade Economy; 2 Crafts as Creative Industry; 3 Material Authenticity and the Renaissance of the Handmade:The Aura of the Analogue (or 'The Enchantment of Making'); 4 Craft Micro-Enterprise, Genderand Work-Life Relationships; 5 'Self-Making' and Marketing theCrafty Self; 6 Craft Work and 'The Good Life': Creative Economic Possibilities
Conclusion - Craft Micro-Economies: More Than 'Cool Capitalism'Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Craft and the Creative Economy examines the place of craft and making in the contemporary cultural economy, with a distinctive focus on the ways in which this creative sector is growing exponentially as a result of online shopfronts and home-based micro-enterprise, 'mumpreneurialism' and downshifting, and renewed demand for the handmade.
Culture.
Small business.
Arts.
Economic sociology.
Industrial sociology.
E-business.
Electronic commerce.
E-commerce.
Sociology of Culture.
Small Business.
Arts.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Sociology of Work.
e-Business/e-Commerce.