Creative and Cultural Industries in East Asia: An Introduction (Creative and Cultural Industries in Asia)

This book presents an introductory overview of the socio-economic organization of creative industries, focusing on the East Asian context. Establishing a theoretical framework founded on the work of Richard Caves, Howard Becker, and Pierre Bourdieu, this textbook is an accessible introduction to creative and cultural industries. Drawing on examples from Japan, South Korea, and China, it both examines what is unique about cultural production in these countries and places them in a global and intercultural context. Building on themes of uncertainty and networks of cooperation, Brian Moeran looks at the role of social ties in defining notions of quality. He then analyses the positioning of individual actors, organisations, and commodities in each field of cultural production and the exchanges of economic and symbolic capital that take place between them. Examples are taken from a range of cultural and creative industries, including film, music and fashion. Overall, __Creative and Cultural Industries in East Asia__ serves as a foundational introduction to the study of creative and cultural production in East Asia. "An introductory overview of the socio-economic organization of creative industries, focussing on the East Asian context. Establishing a theoretical framework founded on the work of Richard Caves, Howard Becker, and Pierre Bourdieu, this textbook is an accessible introduction to creative and cultural industries, drawing on examples from Japan, South Korea and China. It both examines what is unique about cultural production in these countries, and places them in a global and intercultural context. Building on themes of uncertainty and networks of cooperation, Moeran looks at the role of social ties in defining notions of quality. He then analyses the positioning of individual actors, organizations and commodities in each field of cultural production and the exchanges of economic and symbolic capital that take place between them. Examples are taken from a range of cultural and creative industries, including film, music and fashion. A foundational introduction to the study of creative and cultural production in East Asia"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Creative, cultural, and copyright industries PART I: Theoretical approaches 1. Economic properties 2. Creative worlds 3. Fields of cultural production PART II: Creative industries 4. Music 5. Fashion 6. Incense PART III: Marketing creativity 7. Markets 8. Fairs and festivals 9. Celebrities Conclusion: The name economy Index Introduction : creative, cultural, and copyright industries -- Theoretical approaches -- Economic properties -- Creative worlds -- Fields of cultural production -- Case studies -- Music -- Fashion -- Incense -- Marketing creativity -- Markets -- Fairs and Festivals -- Celebrities -- Conclusion : the name economy