The Creative System in Action

1. Introduction

1. Introduction
Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton, Elizabeth Paton

Part I. Theory

2. General Systems Theory and Creativity
Phillip McIntyre

3. The Systems Model of Creativity
Janet Fulton, Elizabeth Paton

Part II. Research Using Systems Approaches

4. Songwriting as a Creative System in Action
Phillip McIntyre

5. The Creative Development of Sampling Composers
Justin Morey

6. Scalability of the Creative System in the Recording Studio
Paul Thompson

7. Print Journalism and the System of Creativity
Janet Fulton

8. The Practice of Freelance Print Journalism
Sarah Coffee

9. The Dynamic System of Fiction Writing
Elizabeth Paton

10. Reconceptualizing Creative Documentary Practices
Susan Kerrigan

11. Film and Media Production as a Screen Idea System
Eva Novrup Redvall

12. Distributed Creativity and Theatre
Stacy DeZutter

13. Comedy, Creativity, Agency: The Hybrid Individual
Michael Meany

14. The Arts and Design: From Romantic Doxa to Rational Systems of Creative Practice
Phillip McIntyre, Sarah Coffee

15. Conclusion: Future Directions?
Phillip McIntyre, Janet Fulton, Elizabeth Paton

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Arts, Personality and Social Psychology, Sociology, general, Cultural Studies, Media Studies