{"product_id":"craft-entrepreneurship-9781786613745","title":"Craft Entrepreneurship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the craft worker’s experience of the challenges and opportunities afforded through entrepreneurship? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book reveals the individual experience of craft entrepreneurship, drawing on case studies from around the world, considering questions of identity, policy, community, and the digital in crafting a life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraft practice has experienced a sharp rise in popularity since the late 2000s as demand and interest for authentic handmade products has increased in a fast paced, digitalised world. Etsy and social media platforms allow seemingly ‘anyone’ to become a craft entrepreneur. As part of the creative economy and regional cultural policy initiatives, craft and artisanal practices are encouraged by governments. But\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction – Craft Entrepreneurship\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Craft Entrepreneurship \u0026amp; Cultural Policy\u003cbr\u003e1. Craft - The new entrepreneurship? \u003cbr\u003eJulia Bennett, Crafts Council UK\u003cbr\u003e2. Far out crafting\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Peach, Robert Gordon University\u003cbr\u003e3. Craft entrepreneurship and public policies in Serbia\u003cbr\u003eHristina Mikic, Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation Serbia\u003cbr\u003e4. Artisan or designer: Montreal craft workers and the global discourse on creativity\u003cbr\u003eGuillaume Sirois, University of Montreal\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: Craft Entrepreneurship in the digital age \u003cbr\u003e5. “Safe spaces” and “cultural appropriation” – opportunities and challenges for BAME women makers using social media\u003cbr\u003eKaren Patel, Birmingham City University\u003cbr\u003e6. Online entrepreneurial practices of the craft entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003eJulia Griffey, Webster University\u003cbr\u003e7. “I can’t put that out there as me”: Exploring the relationship between creative identity and intellectual property in contemporary craft\u003cbr\u003eLauren England, King’s College London\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Crafting a Life\u003cbr\u003e8. From amateur to all-business: women on the verge of craft entrepreneurship\u003cbr\u003eMary Kay Culpepper, Buffalo State university\u003cbr\u003e9. Smoothing out the peaks and troughs: examining the sustainability strategies of island-based creative practitioners\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Champion, University of Stirling\u003cbr\u003e10. Becoming a craft entrepreneur: a journey of identity change and conflict\u003cbr\u003eVishalakshi Roy, University of Warwick\u003cbr\u003e11. Crafty women and entrepreneurship\u003cbr\u003eAnnette Naudin, Birmingham City University\u003cbr\u003ePart 4: Craft Entrepreneurship \u0026amp; Community\u003cbr\u003e12. Tight-knit: shaping a hybrid entrepreneurial model for empowering women in craft communities\u003cbr\u003eJaleesa Wells, De Montfort University\u003cbr\u003e13. Collaborative mindsets and collective action plans: supporting the strategic development of Scotland’s craft network\u003cbr\u003eLouise Valentine, University of Dundee\u003cbr\u003e14. Making it is gendered work: how “For the love of making” within Maker Culture obscures gendered labour hierarchies within Canadian “DIT” communities\u003cbr\u003eJessica Ring, Carleton University","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042476654935,"sku":"9781786613745","price":84.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786613745.jpg?v=1750954308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/craft-entrepreneurship-9781786613745","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}