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- ISBN 9781509546879
- Publication Date: 23 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Polity Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Where does creativity come from? How do new ideas emerge, take shape, become materialized into products, and gain acceptance? Culture and Creativity offers a compelling sociological account of creativity as a fundamentally social process.
Moving beyond individualistic and psychological explanations, this book explores how creativity is shaped by cultural norms, knowledge exchange, material conditions, cognitive process, social networks, and organizational structures. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary research, it examines the collective dynamics behind innovation in areas as diverse as art, cuisine, music, and philosophy. Structured around five key themes – culture, knowledge, materiality, cognition, and organizations – each chapter introduces foundational theories, engages contemporary debates, and explores case studies of how creativity happens in practice.
Written in an accessible yet rigorous style, Culture and Creativity is an essential resource for students and scholars in the social sciences, as well as anyone interested in understanding creativity. It sets a new agenda for viewing creativity not as a mysterious force but as a patterned, explainable, and deeply embedded feature of social life.
Moving beyond individualistic and psychological explanations, this book explores how creativity is shaped by cultural norms, knowledge exchange, material conditions, cognitive process, social networks, and organizational structures. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary research, it examines the collective dynamics behind innovation in areas as diverse as art, cuisine, music, and philosophy. Structured around five key themes – culture, knowledge, materiality, cognition, and organizations – each chapter introduces foundational theories, engages contemporary debates, and explores case studies of how creativity happens in practice.
Written in an accessible yet rigorous style, Culture and Creativity is an essential resource for students and scholars in the social sciences, as well as anyone interested in understanding creativity. It sets a new agenda for viewing creativity not as a mysterious force but as a patterned, explainable, and deeply embedded feature of social life.
Claudio E. Benzecry is Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology at Northwestern University.
Vanina Leschziner is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto.
Vanina Leschziner is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto.
