Scholars of sociology, media, and other social sciences address the role of creativity from the perspective of the sociology of culture by focusing on creativity as meaning. One of their theses is that the rising importance of creativity in modern culture is related to the dramatic changes in communication. The topics include performing arts and participatory culture in the continuum from professionals to amateurs, a cultural perspective on the creative documentary film genre, exploring creativity's hidden resources and constraints, the intercultural aspect of time and space in mass media, and community as the key to creativity in wired popular culture. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)