John Howkins
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John Anthony Howkins is a widely-cited British author and frequent international keynote speaker on the Creative Industries
with particular expertise in the development of this economic sector in China
. He is Visiting Professor, University of Lincoln
, England, and Vice Dean and Visiting Professor, Shanghai School of Creativity, Shanghai Theater Academy
, China.
and a Diploma in Urban Design at the Architectural Association School of Architecture
.
, Hotbed Media, HBO and, from 1982 to 1996, Time Warner
. He is a former Chairman of the London Film School
and is a former Executive Director of the International Institute of Communications, an independent, non-profit membership organization that focusses on critical policy and regulatory issues in the telecom and media.
In 2006 Howkins became Chairman of the John Howkins Research Centre on the Creative Economy, launched by the Shanghai Municipal Government
at the Shanghai School of Creativity, Shanghai Theatre Academy. He is an adviser to the Shanghai Creative Industries Association and the Shanghai Creative Industry Centre. Since 2007 he has chaired BOP Consulting, an independent research and strategy consultancy who maximise the potential of culture, media and creativity, in parallel with his independent consulting work.
Creative industries
The creative industries refers to a range of economic activities which are concerned with the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information...
with particular expertise in the development of this economic sector in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. He is Visiting Professor, University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
, England, and Vice Dean and Visiting Professor, Shanghai School of Creativity, Shanghai Theater Academy
Shanghai Theater Academy
Shanghai Theatre Academy is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China dedicated for dramatic art education. Its predecessor is Shanghai Municipal Experimental Theatre School founded by famious educator :zh:顾毓琇 et al.-External links:...
, China.
Education
Howkins was awarded a BA in International Relations at Keele UniversityKeele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
and a Diploma in Urban Design at the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
.
Career
Howkins' media career spans TV, film, digital media, publishing and consulting with companies including HandMade plcHandmade Films
HandMade Films is a British film production and distribution company. Through a series of sales, and acquisitions, the company now known as Handmade Plc owns all the rights and assets of the original HandMade Films Ltd...
, Hotbed Media, HBO and, from 1982 to 1996, Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
. He is a former Chairman of the London Film School
London Film School
The London Film School is a private film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, close to a hub of the UK film industry based in Soho. The LFS was founded in 1956 by Bob Dunbar as The London School of Film Technique...
and is a former Executive Director of the International Institute of Communications, an independent, non-profit membership organization that focusses on critical policy and regulatory issues in the telecom and media.
In 2006 Howkins became Chairman of the John Howkins Research Centre on the Creative Economy, launched by the Shanghai Municipal Government
Politics of Shanghai
The Politics of Shanghai is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China . In the last few decades the city has produced many of the country's eventual senior leaders...
at the Shanghai School of Creativity, Shanghai Theatre Academy. He is an adviser to the Shanghai Creative Industries Association and the Shanghai Creative Industry Centre. Since 2007 he has chaired BOP Consulting, an independent research and strategy consultancy who maximise the potential of culture, media and creativity, in parallel with his independent consulting work.
Books
- Understanding Television, Sundial Books (1976) ISBN 978-0904230017
- Communications in China, Prentice Hall Press (5 July 1982) ISBN 978-0582282643
- New Technologies, New Policies, BFI Publishing (17 June 1982) ISBN 978-0851701288
- The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas, Penguin Global (1 June 2002) ISBN 978-0140287943
- Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job, Transaction Publishers (1 April 2010) ISBN 978-1412814287