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1 / Craft and the Creative Economy, Susan Luckman

2 Craft and the Creative Economy

3 Also by Susan Luckman LOCATING CULTURAL WORK: The Politics and Poetics of Rural, Regional and Remote Creativity SONIC SYNERGIES: Music, Technology, Community, Identity ( co-editor )

4 Craft and the Creative Economy Susan Luckman University of South Australia, Australia

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6 This book is dedicated to the makers, in particular the makers who helped make me: Edith and Keith Nash Jillian and Graeme Luckman

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8 Contents List of Illustrations Preface: My Own Craft Journey viii ix Acknowledgements Introduction Craft and the Contemporary Cultural Economy: The Renaissance of the Handmade 1 1 Craft Revival: The Post-Etsy Handmade Economy 12 2 Crafts as Creative Industry 45 3 Material Authenticity and the Renaissance of the Handmade: The Aura of the Analogue (or The Enchantment of Making ) 68 4 Craft Micro-Enterprise, Gender and Work Life Relationships 87 5 Self-Making and Marketing the Crafty Self Craft Work and The Good Life : Creative Economic Possibilities 129 Conclusion Craft Micro-Economies: More Than Cool Capitalism 152 Appendix 157 Notes 164 Bibliography 171 xv Index 184 vii