Against creativity / Oli Mould.

Main entry:

Mould, Oliver, author. aut

Title & Author:

Against creativity / Oli Mould.

Publication:

London : Verso, 2020.
©2018

Description:

234 pages ; 20 cm

Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: what is creativity? -- Work: relentless creativity -- People: marginal creativity -- Politics: austere creativity -- Technology: algorithmic creativity -- The city: concrete creativity -- Conclusion: impossible creativity.

Summary:

Everything you have been told about creativity is wrong. From line managers, corporate CEOs, urban designers, teachers, politicians, mayors, advertisers and even our friends and family, the message is 'be creative'. Creativity is heralded as the driving force of our contemporary society; celebrated as agile, progressive and liberating. It is the spring of the knowledge economy and shapes the cities we inhabit. It even defines our politics. What could possibly be wrong with this? In this brilliant, counter intuitive blast Oli Mould demands that we rethink the story we are being sold. Behind the novelty, he shows that creativity is a barely hidden form of neoliberal appropriation. It is a regime that prioritizes individual success over collective flourishing. It refuses to recognise anything - job, place, person - that is not profitable.

ISBN:

9781786636508 paperback
1786636506 paperback

Subject:

Creative ability Philosophy.
Creative ability Social aspects.
Creative ability Economic aspects.
Common good.
Individualism.
Neoliberalism.
Créativité Philosophie.
Créativité Aspect social.
Créativité Aspect économique.
Bien commun.
Néo-libéralisme.
Psychology.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308252
Call No.: BIB 253686
Status: Available

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