Routledge international handbook of the sociology of art and culture /
This book offers a comprehensive overview of sociology of art and culture, focusing especially, though not exclusively, on the visual arts, literature, music and digital culture. Extending, and critiquing, Bourdieu's influential analysis of cultural capital, the distinguished international cont...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
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2015.
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| Series: | Routledge international handbooks.
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| Summary: | This book offers a comprehensive overview of sociology of art and culture, focusing especially, though not exclusively, on the visual arts, literature, music and digital culture. Extending, and critiquing, Bourdieu's influential analysis of cultural capital, the distinguished international contributors explore the extent to which cultural mnivorousness has eclipsed highbrow culture, the role of ethnicity and migration on cultural practices, the character of aesthetic preferences, the contemporary significance of screen culture and the restructuring of popular culture. It also critiques modes of sociological determinism in which cultural engagement is seen as the simple product of the educated middle classes. The contributions explore the critique of Eurocentrism and the global and cosmopolitan dimensions of cultural life. The book focuses particularly on bringing cutting edge, relational research methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, to bear on these debates. This book not only describes the field, but also proposes an agenda for its development which will command major international interest. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 479 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415855112 (hardback) 041585511X (hardback) |