Developing Creative Economies in Africa: Spaces and Working Practices

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Brian J. Hracs (University of Southampton, UK) Roberta Comunian (King's College London, UK)

Developing Creative Economies in Africa

Spaces and Working Practices

Brian J. Hracs (University of Southampton, UK), Roberta Comunian (King's College London, UK), Lauren England (Kings College London, UK)

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Industry & industrial studies; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Routledge Contemporary Africa

Bringing together the experience of academics and practitioners, this book discusses creative economies in Africa, focusing on changing dynamics related to working, co-working and clustering.

The contributors in this volume examine how strategies and opportunities such as co-working spaces, clustering and hubs facilitate the emergence of creative industries in a range of African countries including Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa. They also consider the importance of creative intermediaries in providing opportunities and platforms for the development of creative economies in Africa. The chapters present a range of case studies and practices that engage with how creative and cultural producers embrace some of the limits and challenges of their local context to creatively deliver opportunities for economic as well as social and cultural development in their cities and regions.

This book will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals researching the creative economies in Africa across the humanities and social sciences.

All the royalties from the publication of this book will be donated to the not-for-profit organisation The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) (https://www.thecdi.org.za/) in South Africa, supporting capacity building for young creative practitioners from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Edited by: Brian J. Hracs (University of Southampton UK), Roberta Comunian (King's College London, UK), Lauren England (Kings College London, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032043722
ISBN 10: 1032043725
Series: Routledge Contemporary Africa
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction Part I: Creative Work: Networks, Careers and Finance 2. Promoting the Film Industry in Kenya 3. Making a Living through and for Visual Artists in East Africa 4. Financing Creative Industries in Kenya 5. Creative Coworking in Nigeria Part II: Coworking: Policy and Development 6. Coworking, Gender and Development 7. Ahead of Policy? Creative Hubs in East African Cities Part III: Clustering and Creative spaces 8. Rural Cultural and Creative Industry Clustering 9. The Cultural Centre of GugaS’thebe as a Transformative Creative Space 10. Conclusions

Brian J. Hracs is an Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Southampton, UK. Roberta Comunian is Reader in Creative Economy at the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London, UK. Lauren England is Baxter Fellow in Creative Economies at Duncan Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, UK.