Developing Creative Economies in Africa - Spaces and Working Practices

This book discusses creative economies in Africa, focusing on changing dynamics related to working, co-working and clustering. It will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals researching the creative economies in Africa across the humanities and social sciences.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

This book discusses creative economies in Africa, focusing on changing dynamics related to working, co-working and clustering. It will be of interest to students, scholars and professionals researching the creative economies in Africa across the humanities and social sciences.

Product details

• Authors: Brian J. (University of Southampton Hracs
• Assisted by: Roberta Comunian (Editor), Comunian Roberta (Editor), Lauren England (Editor), Brian J. Hracs (Editor), Hracs Brian J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032043722
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204372-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Industry & industrial studies, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Industry and industrial studies