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Book SynopsisThis book traces the many alignments between contemporary artistic creativity and its formal organization within higher education.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The New Spirit of Creativity Section I: Creativity, Critique, and the Art School 1. Our New Spirit and the Dilemmas of Artistic Critique Positioning the New Spirit of Creativity Fond Memories of Rebellion 2. What Could Be More Creative Than an Art School?: Canada’s Art and Design Universities Art and Design Higher Education in Canada The Art School, the Art College, the Art University New Challenges, Familiar Stories Section II: Everyday Work at Imagination University Meet the Faculty 3. Welcome to the Department of Non-Applied Creativity: Strategic Planning and Talk of Research The Dilemmas of Research at the Art and Design University Talk of Research The Rise of Niche Bureaucracy 4. Creative Excellence, Ambiguity, and Audit Culture Designating and Measuring Creative Value Judging Others and the Boundaries of Creative Practices The Openness and Uncertainty of Interpretation 5. Performing at the “Shit Show”: The Conscripted Performers of Institutional Identity The Cultural and Economic Performativity of Work Creative Identities at Work The Institution and the Abject The Cost of Remedy 6. Navigating the Permanent-temporary Divide: Insecurity, Flexibility, and Nostalgia Academic Work and Labour in Transition Redeeming Insecurity: Distancing Strategies and Associations Exiting the Institution 7. Rocks and Bubbles: Metaphors of Institutional Duress Describing Institutional Landscapes in Times of Uncertainty Between a Rock and a Hard Place The Fragility of Creative Past and Future Same Difference Conclusion The Terms of Compromise Methodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
