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Performance, Projection, Provocation! Relational Creativity in Contemporary Japan

Bibliographic Data

ID2097689
AuthorsJamie Coates (0000-0001-7905-9504, University of Sheffield)
Year2025
Volume23
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJapan focus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/apj.2025.3
OpenAlexW4409942689
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited30

This introduction to the special issue "Performance, Projection, Provocation! Relational Creativity in Contemporary Japan" presents a history of group-based creative practice in Japan, from the amateur endeavors of sākuru (circles) to the professional creativity of international production companies. The special issue applies the concept of "relational creativity" to a series of case studies to better understand how creative practices shape relationships and other social forms, institutional and less institutional

Amateur · Creativity · Political science · Provocation test · Sociology · Artistic and Creative Research · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year3
Citation span2025 - 2025 (1)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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