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Enabling creativity : Reflections on the work practices of management at platforms for creative and cultural work

Ledendal, Marie LU and de Wit Sandström, Ida LU (2021) Nordic Conference on Cultural Policy Research
Abstract
Culture and creativity are often described as central elements in urban and regional development. This paper takes its point of departure in an ongoing research project on the work of professionals at platforms for creative and cultural work in Scania, Sweden. Through narratives of and about the professionals at the different platforms the paper illustrates how creativity and creative work are encouraged and facilitated. The main contribution of the paper is the mapping of two practices for enabling creativity. Further, we reflect on how the platform professionals can be perceived as a new contemporary ‘guild’, whose actions, language use and terms illustrate the creative imperative of the cultural economy.
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accelerator, inkubator, makerspaces, kreativt och kulturellt arbete, narrative ethnography, practice theory, Accelerators, incubators, makerspaces, creativity and cultural work, narrative ethnography, practice theory
conference name
Nordic Conference on Cultural Policy Research
conference location
Boårs, Sweden
conference dates
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12
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Kreativa rum på modets marknad. En forskningsmiljö tar plats
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English
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Ida de Wit Sandström, holds a PhD in service studies at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies from Lund University. Her past research has revolved around questions around work, consumption and gender. In her recent role as project coordinator for the network Kulturens rum och kreativitetens villkor (CROCUS), based at Lund University, de Wit Sandström has taken an interest in work and working conditions in the cultural and creative industries. Marie Ledendal, Senior Lecturer in Applied Visual Communication at the Department of Strategic Communication at Lund University. She holds a PhD in Smart Textiles/Textile Design from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. She has a background in visual design and design methodology. Her recent research is in the subject area of visual communication and creativity, with a focus of how art, fashion and visual expression acts as carrier of communication. She has many years of experiences from participating in creative platforms, both as part of management and as a participant.
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  title        = {{Enabling creativity : Reflections on the work practices of management at platforms for creative and cultural work}},
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