The Cult of Creativity

The Cult of Creativity

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by Samuel W. Franklin · 2023

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Aug 2026

A cultural history of how the modern concept of creativity emerged in the mid-twentieth century. Samuel W. Franklin examines how psychologists, engineers, advertisers, and corporate institutions promoted creativity as a remedy for conformity and alienation while aligning it with Cold War individualism and the needs of American capitalism.

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