Making is connecting : the social power of creativity, from craft and knitting to digital everything /
By: Gauntlett, David [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018Edition: Second expanded edition.Description: viii, 318 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781509513475; 9781509513475:; 1509513477; 9781509513482; 1509513485.Subject(s): Social networks | Social change | Knitting
| Social evolution | Creative ability -- Social aspects | Arts and crafts movement | Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Social aspects | Handicraft | Web 2.0 -- Social aspects | CultureDDC classification: 153.35 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preamble to the second edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The meaning of making I: Philosophies of craft -- 3. The meaning of making II: Craft today -- 4. The meaning of making III: Digital -- 5. The value of connecting: Personal happiness and social capital -- 6. Tools for change -- 7. Online creativity needs better platforms -- 8. Making connections and the creative process: from music to everything -- 9. Doing it yourself: more lessons from music making and connecting -- 10. Platforms for creativity -- 11. Conclusion.
David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections.