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Creativity and Conflict in the Cultural Industries book cover

1st Edition

Creativity and Conflict in the Cultural Industries

Edited By Christopher Lucas, Erica Knotts Copyright 2027
282 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a practical theory and research informed guide to understanding conflict in the creative and cultural industries. This edited collection provides a 360-degree view of the complex and dynamic presence of conflict in the work of creative and cultural industries such as film, television, radio and podcasting, the fine arts, and beyond. A foundational resource for understanding... Read more

Introduction  

Erica Knotts

Part One: Histories of Conflict In Cultural Industries    

1. Are We Being a Bit Too Gruesome?: Lights Out and Creativity in Golden Age Radio Drama Writing

            Matthew Killmeier

2. Southern Hospitality: Conflict in Easy Rider

            Raymond Blanton

3. The Future Too Soon

            Nick Smith

Part Two: Gender, conflict, and power     

4. Outlaw Emotions: The Anger and Activism of Women Working in New Zealand Television Production in the 1970s

Jeannine Baker

5. Gender, Identity, and Power Structures in the Creative Industries

Sam Hayes-Hicks

6. Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) and the New Wave of Resistance: Feminist Media Production in the Indian Film Industry

Sony Jalarajan Raj & Adith K Suresh

7. Conflict, Emotion, and Gender Roles in Cultural Industries: Potential Applications and Future Research Directions of the Core Concerns Framework

Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly   

Part Three: Examining Conflicts in Cultural Industries

8. Ethical Dilemmas and Parasocial Breakup: Narratives of Conflict in Listener Comments on the Crime Junkie Podcast Plagiarism Incidents

M. Olguta Vilceanu

9. Exposure Exploitation and Intimacy Coordination: Conflict, Consent, and Creative Labor in Film and Television

Erica Knotts

10. Framing Moral and Epistemological Conflicts in the American Arts Scene: How the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture Signifies Authority to Build People’s Power

Madelaine Coffman

Conclusion    

Christopher Lucas

Biography

Christopher Lucas is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, & Cinema and Program Coordinator of Digital Cinema at Southern Oregon University, USA. He teaches media studies, documentary and film production. He is the producer of the feature documentaries Above All Else (2014) and Raising Aniya (2025), among other projects. He is a co-founder of flowjournal.org, a popular site for scholarly media criticism.

Erica Knotts is a Senior Instructor of Communication and Program Coordinator for the Conflict Management Certificate in the Department of Communication, Media, & Cinema at Southern Oregon University, USA. She is the co-editor of Women Educators' Experiences During COVID-19 (2023), is the past Chair of the NCA Peace and Conflict Communication Division (2025) and is a certified Collaboration Discussion Coach through the Interactivity Foundation.

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