Grant David McCracken (born 1951) is a Canadian

anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ...

and

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, known for his books about

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and

commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

.Lee, Kate
Culturematic Review
''Publishers Weekly''. (March 26, 2012) He was the founder and director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the

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and was a member of Convergence Culture Consortium at

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...

. He holds a Ph.D. in

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from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. He coined the term the Diderot effect. He lives in Rowayton,

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.Source:

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bio, accessed 25/1/2008

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* 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''

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Grant McCracken's blog
Audio interview on Chief Culture Officer

Harvard Business Review __notoc__ Canadian bloggers 1951 births Living people University of Chicago alumni Harvard Business School faculty {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub

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