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Programming Creativity: Semantics and Organisation of Creativity Within IT Enterprises
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Abstract What does "creativity" mean in the context of IT and what happens when IT acts in its name? Jan Sebastian Zipp examines the concept of creativity in large IT companies in times of digital change, including new ways of working or potential artificial creativity with no human interaction. Drawing on c... view more
What does "creativity" mean in the context of IT and what happens when IT acts in its name? Jan Sebastian Zipp examines the concept of creativity in large IT companies in times of digital change, including new ways of working or potential artificial creativity with no human interaction. Drawing on constitutive elements like Silicon Valley or its connection to counterculture, his analysis of the representation and organisation of creativity as a social practice provides insights into the inherent logic of the creativity narrative of IT. This study contributes vital foundations for a critical engagement with today's prevailing understanding of the concept of creativity.... view less
Keywords
labor; economy; cultural studies; innovation; creativity; digital media; economic sociology; economic history; subculture; technology; information technology
Classification
Sociology of Economics
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
IT; Silicon Valley; Counterculture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
198 p.
Series
Culture & Theory, 280
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839463161
ISSN
2702-8976
ISBN
978-3-8394-6316-1
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed