Reframing creativity in the city: on the emergence of contemporary township creativity
质疑主流创意城市叙事，以南非乡镇为案例，探讨边缘社区中非正式创意工作的空间性，强调全球南方城市的现实对城市理论的启示。
This paper offers a provocation for reframing the spatiality of urban creativity by interrogating the groundswell of contemporary creativity in South African townships. Creativity in marginalised neighbourhoods such as townships does not fit dominant creative city narratives and global city aspirations. The literature is largely silent about creative work and spaces characterised by informality. This paper draws on critical urbanism emphasising the 'ordinary' and 'informal' to reinforce urban theory based on the neglected realities of Global South cities. The roles of tourism and actors in township creativity are examined and associated risks, vulnerabilities and potentialities are also considered.