Grant David McCracken (born 1951) is a Canadian anthropologist and

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, known for his books about

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and

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

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at the Royal Ontario Museum and was a member of Convergence Culture Consortium at

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. He holds a Ph.D. in

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from the

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. 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

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