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Enabling creative chaos : the organization behind the Burning Man event /

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 year...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chen, Katherine Kang-Ning
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the perils of under- and overorganizing
  • Context: the development of the Burning Man event and organization
  • Reflexive organizing: incorporating suggestions and criticisms
  • Radical inclusion: attracting and placing members
  • No spectators: motivating members to contribute
  • Managing relations in the pursuit of legitimacy
  • Conclusion: sustaining creative chaos
  • Appendix 1. Ethnography and qualitative research
  • Appendix 2. Interview protocols.