Creativity: An Introduction to Popular Concepts, Topics, and Discussions

Authors

  • Saša Poljak Istenič ZRC SAZU, Institute of Slovenian Ethnology/Inštitut za slovensko narodopisje, Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia/Slovenija

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2017460201

Keywords:

concepts, individual creativity, social creativity, creative class, creative industries, creative city, Slovenia // koncepti, individualna ustvarjalnost, družbena ustvarjalnost, ustvarjalni razred, ustvarjalne industrije, ustvarjalno mesto, Slovenija

Abstract

Broad interest in creativity in academic disciplines, applied fields, and everyday life has turned the phenomenon of creativity into a fashionable concept, attached to a vast array of objects, practices, and actors. This article outlines popular discussions on creativity, addressing concepts such as individual and social creativity, the creative class, creative industries, and the creative city.

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Veliko zanimanje za ustvarjalnost v znanstvenih disciplinah, uporabnih vedah in vsakdanjem življenju je pojav spreobrnilo v moden koncept, ki se ga pripenja na široko množico predmetov, praks in akterjev. Prispevek oriše razširjene razprave o ustvarjalnosti, ki se nanašajo na koncepte, kot so individualna in družbena ustvarjalnost, ustvarjalni razred, ustvarjalne industrije in ustvarjalno mesto.

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12.06.2017

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Poljak Istenič, S. (2017). Creativity: An Introduction to Popular Concepts, Topics, and Discussions. Traditiones, 46(1-2), 103–125. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2017460201

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Essays on Creativity / Razprave o ustvarjalnosti - Edited by / Uredila Saša Poljak Istenič