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OverviewWe often hear that creativity is the key to economic regeneration in the west, yet those who pursue creative skills/ambitions typically experience low incomes and poor career prospects. The Creativity Hoax argues that the 'call to creativity' is designed to make workers more labile, agile and mobile, ready to shelve their ambitions and transfer their skills towards the opportunities the labour market produces. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George Morgan , Pariece NelliganPublisher: Anthem Press Imprint: Anthem Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781783088447ISBN 10: 1783088443 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 22 June 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface: Rustbelt Aspirational; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Creative Imperative: Remaking Capital/ Remaking Labour; Chapter 2: Post-Industrial Pedagogy; Chapter 3: Leaving Covers- Land: The Metropolitan Journey and the Creative Network; Chapter 4: Do Give Up Your Day Job; Chapter 5: Labile Labour; Chapter 6: The Just- In- Time Self ?; Chapter 7: Beyond the Social Factory: Reclaiming the Commons; Conclusion: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsBirkbeck College, London Author InformationGeorge Morgan is associate professor at the Institute for Culture and Society and the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University, Australia. Pariece Nelligan is adjunct fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |