The Creative System in Action : Understanding Cultural Production and Practice (Hardcover)

1. Introduction; Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton PART I: THEORY 2. General Systems Theory and Creativity; Phillip McIntyre 3. Systems Model of Creativity; Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton PART II: RESEARCH USING SYSTEM APPROACHES 4. Scalability of the Creative System in the Recording Studio; Paul Thompson 5. The Creative Development of Sampling Composers; Justin Morey 6. Songwriting as a Creative System in Action; Phillip McIntyre 7. Print Journalism and the System of Creativity; Janet Fulton 8. The Practice of Freelance Print Journalism; Sarah Coffee 9. The Dynamic System of Fiction Writing; Elizabeth Paton 10. Reconceptualizing Creative Documentary Practices; Susan Kerrigan 11. Film and Media Production as a Screen Idea System; Eva Novrup Redvall 12. Distributed Creativity and Theatre; Stacy DeZutter 13. Comedy, Creativity, Agency: The Hybrid Individual; Michael Meany 14. Systems of Creative Practice in Arts and Design; Phillip McIntyre and Sarah Coffee 15. Conclusion: Future Directions; Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton and Elizabeth Paton