Making is connecting : the social meaning of creativity, from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0 /
By: Gauntlett, David.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2011Description: x, 286 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780745650029 (pbk.); 9780745650029:; 0745650023 (pbk.); 9780745650012; 0745650015.Subject(s): Social networks
| Social change | Creative ability -- Social aspects | Social evolution | Web 2.0 -- Social aspects | Culture | Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Social aspectsDDC 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.
Introduction -- The meaning of making I : philosophies of craft -- The meaning of making II : craft today -- The meaning of making III : digital -- The value of connecting I : personal happiness -- The value of connecting II : social capital and communities -- Tools for change -- Web 2.0 not all rosy? -- 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.