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Chapter One. Our New Spirit and the Dilemmas of Artistic Critique
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction: The New Spirit of Creativity 1
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SECTION I Creativity, Critique, and the Art School
- Chapter One. Our New Spirit and the Dilemmas of Artistic Critique 21
- Chapter Two. What Could Be More Creative Than an Art School? Canada’s Art and Design Universities 43
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SECTION II Everyday Work at Imagination University
- Meet the Faculty 69
- Chapter Three Welcome to the Department of Non-applied Creativity: Strategic Planning, Defining Value, and Talk of Research 77
- Chapter Four Audit Culture: The Ambiguities of Creative Excellence 98
- Chapter Five Performing at the “Shit Show”: The Conscripted Performers of Institutional Identity 117
- Chapter Six Navigating the Permanent–Temporary Divide: Insecurity, Flexibility, and Nostalgia 135
- Chapter Seven Rocks and Bubbles: Descriptions of Institutional Duress 155
- Conclusion The Terms of Compromise 171
- Methodological Appendix 177
- Notes 185
- References 195
- Index 227
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction: The New Spirit of Creativity 1
-
SECTION I Creativity, Critique, and the Art School
- Chapter One. Our New Spirit and the Dilemmas of Artistic Critique 21
- Chapter Two. What Could Be More Creative Than an Art School? Canada’s Art and Design Universities 43
-
SECTION II Everyday Work at Imagination University
- Meet the Faculty 69
- Chapter Three Welcome to the Department of Non-applied Creativity: Strategic Planning, Defining Value, and Talk of Research 77
- Chapter Four Audit Culture: The Ambiguities of Creative Excellence 98
- Chapter Five Performing at the “Shit Show”: The Conscripted Performers of Institutional Identity 117
- Chapter Six Navigating the Permanent–Temporary Divide: Insecurity, Flexibility, and Nostalgia 135
- Chapter Seven Rocks and Bubbles: Descriptions of Institutional Duress 155
- Conclusion The Terms of Compromise 171
- Methodological Appendix 177
- Notes 185
- References 195
- Index 227