TY - BOOK AU - Gauntlett,David TI - Making is connecting: the social meaning of creativity from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0 SN - 0745650023 AV - HM 741 G272m 2011 U1 - 153.3/502854678 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, UK, Malden, MA PB - Polity Press KW - Social networks KW - Redes sociales KW - Creative ability in busines KW - Social aspects KW - Capacidad creativa KW - Aspectos sociales KW - Web 2.0 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In Making is Connecting, David Gauntlett argues that, through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections. During the previous century, the production of culture became dominated by professional elite producers. But today, a vast array of people are making and sharing their own ideas, videos and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real–world crafts, art projects and hands–on experiences. Gauntlett argues that we are seeing a shift from a sit–back–and–be–told culture′ to a making–and–doing culture′. People are rejecting traditional teaching and television, and making their own learning and entertainment instead. Drawing on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy and economics, he shows how this shift is necessary and essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011282023-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011282023-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011282023-t.html ER -