Handbook of Research on Creativity

This comprehensive yet concise Handbook provides an overview of innovative approaches to, and new perspectives on, the study of creativity.In this timely work, creativity is not defined by an ideal, rather it encompasses a range of theories, functions, characteristics, processes, products and practices that are associated with the generation of novel and useful outcomes suited to particular social, cultural and political contexts. Chapters present original research by international scholars from a wide range of disciplines including history, sociology, psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, education, economics and interdisciplinary studies. Their research investigates creativity in diverse fields including art, creative industries, aesthetics, design, new media, music, arts education, science, engineering and technology. Containing cutting-edge research the Handbook of Research on Creativity will strongly appeal to academics and advanced students in cultural studies, creative industries, art history and theory, experimental music and performance studies, digital and new media studies, engineering, economics, sociology, psychology and social psychology, management studies, and education particularly visual arts education and music education. Policy makers, managers and entrepreneurs will also find much to interest them in this fascinating work. Contributors: S. Banaji, T. Barker, D. Berry, C. Bilton, N.C.M. Brown, P. Burnard, J. Chan, S. Cranmer, A.J. Cropley, D.H. Cropley, C. De Cock, L. Denti, D.R. Eikhof, K. Essl, C. Gibson, V. Giorgini, R. Gonsalves, S. Harnow Klausen, S. Hemlin, j. jagodzinski, V. Johnson, J.C. Kaufman, N. Kawashima, R. Korde, J. McGuigan, P. McIntyre, J. Mecca, P.-M. Menger, R. Miettinen, D.P. Miller, M.D. Mumford, T. Oiyama, L. Olsson, P.B. Paulus, C. Perrotta, A. Power, A. Quemin, A. Rehn, E. Scheer, E. Schubert, D.K. Simonton, T. Smith, J. Steers, S. Taylor, K. Thomas, E. Zimmerman

Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface Introduction to the Chapters Janet Chan and Kerry Thomas PART I: RESEARCH ON CREATIVITY 1. Researching Creativity and Creativity Research Janet Chan 2. Sources and Conditions of Scientific Creativity Søren Harnow Klausen 3. Presences and Absences: A Critical Analysis of Recent Research About Creativity in Visual Arts Education Enid Zimmerman PART II: WAYS OF CONCEPTUALIZING AND ASSESSING CREATIVITY 4. What is a Creative Idea? Little-c versus Big-C Creativity Dean Keith Simonton 5. Creativity as a System in Action Philip McIntyre 6. Marxism and Creativity Jim McGuigan 7. Creativity as Designer Capitalism: Deleuze|Guattarian Interventions jan jagodzinski 8. Playing to the Gallery: Myth, Method and Complexity in the Creative Process Chris Bilton 9. Attributing Creativity in Science and Engineering: The Discourses of Discovery, Invention and Breakthrough David Philip Miller 10. For a Critical Creativity: The Radical Imagination of Cornelius Castoriadis Christian De Cock, Alf Rehn and David Berry 11. Creativity in Schools: Delusions, Realities and Challenges John Steers 12. The Lived Experience of a Contemporary Creative Identification Stephanie Taylor 13. Understanding Malevolent Creativity David H. Cropley, James C. Kaufman and Arthur J. Cropley 14. Rating the Creativity of Products David H. Cropley and James C. Kaufman 15. Issues in Conceptions of Creativity and Creativity Assessment in Music Education Pamela Burnard and Anne Power 16. From ‘National Creativity’ to Social Recognition and Success in the Visual Arts: A Sociological Perspective on Rankings of the ‘Top 100 Artists in the World’ Alain Quemin PART III: THE CREATIVE PROCESS 17. Creative Thinking: Processes, Strategies and Knowledge Michael D. Mumford, Vincent Giorgini, Carter Gibson and Jensen Mecca 18. Time and the Composition: Creativity in Modern and Contemporary Works of Art Terry Smith 19. Experimental Research in the Digital Media Arts Tim Barker 20. The Chances of Chance – Challenging Creativity by Chance and Collaboration Karlheinz Essl 21. The Role of Inhibition and Perception in Artistic Creativity: A Cognitive Explanation Emery Schubert PART IV: PRACTICES OF CREATIVITY 22. The Ontology of Creative Performance and the Aesthetics of Design Neil C.M. Brown 23. How to Start an Art Centre Vivien Johnson 24. The ‘Illusio’ of the Creative Life: Case Studies of Emerging Artists Kerry Thomas 25. Making a Living from Creativity: Careers, Employment and Work in the Creative Industries Doris Ruth Eikhof 26. Authorship and Collaborative Creativity in New Media Art Roanna Gonsalves and Janet Chan 27. Dochaku: Artistic Evolution at the Confluence of Cultures Toshiko Oiyama 28. Re-creating Performance Art: The Rise of Re-enactment Edward Scheer PART V: CONDITIONS FOR CREATIVITY 29. Creative Encounters and Collaborative Agency in Science, Technology and Innovation Reijo Miettinen 30. What’s Stopping Us? Barriers to Creativity and Innovation in Schooling Across Europe Shakuntala Banaji, Sue Cranmer and Carlo Perrotta 31. Copyright as an Incentive System for Creativity? The Case of Contemporary Visual Arts Nobuko Kawashima PART VI: LEADING/MANAGING CREATIVITY 32. European Cultural Policies and the ‘Creative Industries’ Turn Pierre-Michel Menger 33. How to Get the Most Creativity and Innovation Out of Groups and Teams Paul B. Paulus and Runa Korde 34. Creativity in R&D Sven Hemlin, Lisa Olsson and Leif Denti 35. Leading Science: The Role of Research Leaders in Scientific Creativity Janet Chan Index

About the Author :
Edited by Kerry Thomas, University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts, Australia and Janet Chan, University of New South Wales, Australia

Review :
'This scholarly and important volume has an impressive interdisciplinary and international scope. We hear from psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, legal scholars, and economists. These refreshing chapters broaden our understanding of human innovation, contributing to a developing sociocultural approach to the study of creativity. These chapters directly challenge the myth of solitary genius, by documenting the social and cultural systems within which new ideas emerge.' - Keith Sawyer, Washington University in St Louis, US 'This penetrating volume both summarizes compellingly what we know about creativity and examines critically loose concepts of creativity, cases where creativity does harm, and deceptive hype about creativity. This volume neither romanticizes creativity nor reduces it to the servant of economic and cultural development, offering instead a differentiated and penetrating examination of the nature of creativity and its diverse positive and sometimes negative roles.' - David Perkins, Harvard Graduate School of Education, US