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OverviewSuburbs can be incubators of creativity: innovative and complex, but all too often underappreciated. In Creative Margins, Alison L. Bain documents the unique role of Canadian artists and cultural workers in suburban place-formation and dismantles mischaracterizations of suburbs as cultural wastelands. Creative Margins interweaves stories of the challenges and opportunities presented by the creation of culture in suburbs, focusing on Etobicoke and Mississauga outside Toronto, and Surrey and North Vancouver outside Vancouver. The book investigates whether the creative process unfolds differently for suburban and urban cultural workers, as well as how this process is affected by the presence or absence of cultural infrastructure and planning initiatives. Bain shows how suburban culture can enhance a city-region's vitality and sustainability. This book firmly debunks the myth of culture as a solely urban phenomenon and demonstrates the social and economic merits of investing in suburban art and culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alison L. BainPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.600kg ISBN: 9781442646902ISBN 10: 144264690 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 22 November 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews‘This logically organized book, written in accessible style, is rich in fact and anecdote, making it engaging reading for varied audiences.’ -- Ginny Ratsoy * BC Studies spring 2017 # 193 * 'This logically organized book, written in accessible style, is rich in fact and anecdote, making it engaging reading for varied audiences.' -- Ginny Ratsoy BC Studies spring 2017 # 193 Author InformationAlison L. Bain is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |