Untangling creativity and art for policy purposes
Ethnographic insights on Manchester International Festival and Manchester Day Parade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12340730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Symons (0000-0002-0025-2385, Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF) Research Group, Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures and Sustainable Environments (UPRISE) Research Centre, University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-219 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10286632.2016.1150268 |
| OpenAlex | W2308488373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
This paper draws on anthropological fieldwork of a civic parade in Manchester from 2010 to 2012 to argue for engaging with creativity as a process rather than an attribute of a particular sector or individual. It shows how the focus on funding and supporting ‘creative industries’ defined as ‘cinema, television, music, literature, performing arts, heritage and related areas’ actually excludes and diminishes the potential for others to engage with ideas and creative processes. Two major events in Manchester’s cultural calendar – Procession by artist Jeremy Deller, produced by Manchester International Festival and Manchester Day Parade, a council-led civic celebration – both combined community groups with artist input to put large-scale structures and people on the city’s streets. In this ethnographic analysis, I argue that the ‘creativity’ sought from these artists is their adaptive and productive approach to making ideas tangible. By focusing on creativity as a process rather than a character trait, there is even greater potential for stimulating a ‘creative’ city
Aesthetics · Art · Creative industries · Creativity · Ethnography · Media studies · Movie theater · Parade · Political science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Social and Cultural Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |