week 6 Cultural Creativity and Knowledge Industries

Creative Industries

Economic sectors focused on producing cultural goods. Example Film, gaming, music.

Creative Class

Knowledge-based workers in creative and cultural sectors. Example Designers, coders, artists.

Post-Fordism (Post-Fordist)

Flexible, knowledge-based economy replacing standardized mass production. Example Gig economy and freelance creative work.

“Long Tail” Economy

Profit from niche products collectively exceeds mainstream hits. Example Amazon selling rare books or indie music.

Convergence (Culture & Technologies)

Blending of media platforms, industries, and audiences. Example Streaming services on multiple devices; transmedia franchises.

Social Production (also relevant)

Collaborative creation as part of creative economy. Example Open-source projects.