Enabling Creative Chaos : The Organization Behind the Burning Man Event


Katherine K. Chen
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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Chicago : : University of Chicago Press, , 2009.
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Perils of Under- and Overorganizing; 2. Context: The Development of the Burning Man Event and Organization; 3. ""Do-ocracy"": Acting on Suggestions and Criticisms; 4. ""Radical Inclusion"": Attracting and Placing Members; 5. ""No Spectators"": Motivating Members to Contribute; 6. ""Immerse Yourself"": Managing Relations in the Pursuit of Legitimacy; 7. Conclusion: Sustaining Creative Chaos; Appendix 1: Ethnography and Qualitative Research; Appendix 2: Interview Protocols; Notes; Reference List; Index. - In the summer of 2008, nearly fifty thousand people traveled to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to participate in the countercultural arts event Burning Man. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival presents unique challenges to its organizers. Over four years Katherine K. Chen regularly participated in organizing efforts to safely and successfully create a temporary community in the middle of the desert under the hot August sun. Enabling Creative Chaos tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an
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Black Rock City, LLC : (NO-TrBIB)10104410
Burning Man (Festival) : (NO-TrBIB)10104411
Art festivals - Management - Nevada
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