Abstract

Many people seem to associate creativity with positivity and saying yes. Late modern culture—particularly on the internet—is full of positive affirmations of creativity such as “I attract good ideas into my life,” “I create every day and feel fantastic,” and “I release all resistance to expressing my creativity fully.” These are just a few random motivational statements that I have found, which establish a connection between creativity and an affirmation of yes. However, this conceals the equally deep relation between creativity and negation—the no. Or so I shall argue.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCreativity : A New Vocabulary
EditorsVlad Glaveanu, Lene Tanggaard, Charlotte Wegener
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication date2023
Edition2
Pages143-152
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-41906-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-41909-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
SeriesPalgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
ISSN2755-4503

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