Grant David McCracken (born 1951) is a Canadian anthropologist and author, known for his books about culture and commerce.[1][2] He was the founder and director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum and was a member of Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT.[1] He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago.[1] He coined the term the Diderot effect.[3] He lives in Rowayton, Connecticut.[4]
Grant McCracken | |
|---|---|
 McCracken speaks on Reason TV in 2021 | |
| Born | Canada |
| Occupation | Author lecturer |
| Genres | Culture, commerce, business |
| Notable works | Chief Culture Officer, Transformations |
| Website | |
| cultureby | |
Bibliography
edit- 1988 The Long Interview
- 1990 Culture and Consumption
- 1996 Big Hair
- 1997 Plenitude
- 2005 Culture and Consumption II
- 2006 Flock and Flow
- 2008 Transformations
- 2009 Chief Culture Officer
- 2012 Culturematic
- 2016 Dark Value
- 2020 The New Honor Code
- 2022 Return of the Artisan
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Psychology Today Profile". Psychology Today. February 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.
- ^ Lee, Kate. Culturematic Review. Publishers Weekly. (March 26, 2012)
- ^ Lorenzen, Janet A. (2015). "Diderot Effect". The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies. p. 1. doi:10.1002/9781118989463.wbeccs095. ISBN 9781118989463.
- ^ Source: Indiana University Press bio, accessed 25/1/2008
External links
edit- Culture By Grant McCracken's blog
- Audio interview on Chief Culture Officer
- Audio Interview on Culturematic Harvard Business Review
 | This article about a Canadian writer of non-fiction literature is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |