Co-Creation in Theory and Practice: Exploring Creativity in the Global North and South

by Christina Horvath (Contributor), Juliet Carpenter (Editor), Andrés Sandoval-Hernández (Contributor)

This innovative book provides a critical analysis of diverse experiences of Co-creation in neighbourhood settings across the Global North and Global South. A unique collection of international researchers, artists and activists explore how creative, arts-based methods of community engagement can help tackle marginalisation and stigmatisation, whilst empowering communities to effect positive change towards more socially just cities. Focusing on community collaboration, arts practice, and knowledge sharing, this book proposes various methods of Co-Creation for community engagement and assesses the effectiveness of different practices in highlighting, challenging, and reversing issues that most affect urban cohesion in contemporary cities.

322 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2020