Commons-based peer production and artistic expression: Two cases from Greece

This essay narrates, from a creator-observation perspective, the production of two works of fiction, a book of short stories and a play, based on the principles and technologies of Commons-based peer production. This is potentially interesting from both the Commons-based peer production and the lite...

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Published in:New media & society 2015-05, Vol.17 (5), p.740-754
Main Authors: Kostakis, Vasilis, Drechsler, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artistic creation
Arts
Collaboration
Creativity
Greece
Literature
Social media
Social networks
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Summary:This essay narrates, from a creator-observation perspective, the production of two works of fiction, a book of short stories and a play, based on the principles and technologies of Commons-based peer production. This is potentially interesting from both the Commons-based peer production and the literary perspective. Even though both seem well-matched by their prima facie lack of profit orientation, Commons-based peer production case studies rarely deal with fiction, and regarding plays, artistic creativity is still mostly associated with one, maybe two authors. After tracing and analysing the Commons-based peer production phenomenon, the case studies show concretely the fate of the specific projects as well as how, nowadays, people can get involved in collaborative artistic projects inspired and catalysed by Commons-oriented principles and technologies.
ISSN:1461-4448
1461-7315
DOI:10.1177/1461444813511929