[ecrea] Call for book chapter submissions: Craft Entrepreneurship

*New call for book chapter submissions: Craft Entrepreneurship*

**

The proposed book, Craft Entrepreneurship, will be co-edited by Dr 
Annette Naudin and Dr Karen Patel and published by Rowman & Littlefield 
(TBC).

*Abstract submission deadline: 31^st  July 2018.*

Call details:

We invite submission of book chapter proposals in the form of a 300 word 
abstract, as a word document.

Potential authors are welcome to contact the editors to discuss their 
ideas and for further information please contact Annette and/or Karen 
(annette.naudin /at/ bcu.ac.uk) <mailto:(Annette.naudin /at/ bcu.ac.uk)> and 
(karen.patel /at/ bcu.ac.uk) <mailto:(karen.patel /at/ bcu.ac.uk)>

Craft workers have become the subject of interest for scholars exploring 
the relationship between creative economy and cultural work (Luckman, 
2015; Luckman and Thomas, 2018a). Making and selling craft products, is 
perceived as an antidote to an ever-expanding global consumer culture, 
fuelled by cheaply manufactured goods and resulting in destructive 
environmental consequences. Craft work is not usually associated with 
entrepreneurship, given the relatively low income, which according to 
Crafts Council UK, is below the national average of those employed in 
the UK’s creative industries, a wage of £681 per week (2014). Other 
benefits are associated with craft work such as a love of making, 
opportunities for engaging with communities and crafts are increasingly 
understood as part of a movement which celebrate handmade and artisanal 
products in the face of climate change and economic uncertainties 
(Luckman and Thomas, 2018b). Yet, entrepreneurial practices are a 
significant aspect of sustaining a craft business, as part of a 
port-folio career or as a self-employed worker. Contemporary craft 
entrepreneurs can be highly resourceful, making the most of digital 
technologies and embracing platforms such as Etsy to sell products and 
social media sites such as Instagram to build brand awareness and 
reputation (Luckman and Thomas, 2018b). We are looking for expressions 
of interest and abstracts that will look critically at ‘Craft 
Entrepreneurship’ from interdisciplinary perspectives. We welcome 
contributions from cultural studies, cultural policy studies, 
entrepreneurship studies, gender and entrepreneurship studies, sociology 
and feminist gender studies.

Contributions could include:

  * Everyday management of craft entrepreneurship
  * Craft practitioner contributions working with academic researchers
  * Historical accounts
  * Collectives, co-working and craft work
  * Craft entrepreneurship and cultural policy
  * Entrepreneurial craft practice from diverse communities and individuals
  * Notions of expertise
  * Rural environments
  * Online entrepreneurial practices
  * New business models
  * Professional and amateur debates
  * Networks and relationships (on and/or offline)
  * Identity
  * Feminist perspectives



---------------
The COMMLIST
---------------
This mailing list is a free service offered by Nico Carpentier. Please
use it responsibly and wisely.
--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://commlist.org/
--
Before sending a posting request, please always read the guidelines at
http://commlist.org/
--
To contact the mailing list manager:
Email: (nico.carpentier /at/ vub.ac.be)
URL: http://nicocarpentier.net
---------------