Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia: Interconnected Networks, Shared Knowledge and Choice Making Agents

The book explores the relationship between creativity, creative people, and creative industries in regional Australia through qualitative interviews with creative workers, contextualizing the creative work within the broader social and cultural structures of the Hunter region. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in creative ecosystems and creativity and innovation, providing a unique insight into creativity and cultural production.

Format: Hardback
Length: 442 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The book delves into the intricate relationship between creativity, creative individuals, and creative industries in regional Australia by examining the lived experiences of creative workers. Drawing on extensive qualitative interviews with over 100 creative workers, the authors provide a comprehensive understanding of the creative work within the broader social and cultural structures of Australia's Hunter region, located north of Sydney in New South Wales. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in creative ecosystems, creativity, and innovation, offering an ethnographic study that utilizes the Hunter region as a case study connected to the national and global networks that characterize the creative industry. The book's timely addition to the Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture series provides a unique insight into creativity and cultural production, shedding light on the factors that contribute to the flourishing of creative industries in regional areas.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031459719