Victoria D. Alexander - Sociology of the Arts

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright Page

4 List of Illustrations

5 List of Tables

6 List of Figures

7 List of Boxes

8 Preface and Acknowledgements Acknowledgements (Second Edition) Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments (First Edition)

9 1 Introduction: What is Art? Defining Art The Sociology in Sociology of the Arts Structure of the Book NOTES

10 Part I: The Relationship between Art and Society 2 Reflection Approaches Roots of Reflection Approaches More Recent Reflection Analyses Critique Conclusion: The Fun House Mirror NOTES 3 Shaping Approaches Roots of Shaping Approaches Media Effects The Effects of Fine Arts Critique Conclusion NOTES 4 A Mediated View: The Cultural Diamond A Better Diamond

11 Part IIA: The Cultural Diamond The Production of Culture 5 Art Worlds and Artistic Fields Howard Becker’s Art Worlds The “Production of Culture” Pierre Bourdieu’s The Field of Cultural Production Critique of Production Approaches NOTES 6 Businesses and Industries Industry Systems Globalization and the Digital Revolution Art and the State The Profit Motive Summary NOTES 7 Nonprofits and Networks Nonprofit Organizations Artistic Networks Government and Art Worlds Conclusions NOTES 8 Artists Artists, Art Worlds, and Fields Artistic Careers and Labor Markets Inequality in Arts and Culture Identifying Artists Reputation Creativity and Genius Conclusion NOTES

12 Part IIB: The Cultural Diamond The Consumption of Culture 9 Consumption Approaches Roots of Consumption Approaches British Cultural Studies Power and Ideology Reception Aesthetics Critique NOTES 10 Sites and Experiences Conceptions of the Audience Modes of Reception Art in Private Settings Consuming on Site Consuming on Screens and Devices Summary and Concluding Remarks NOTES 11 Identities Subcultures, Tribes, and Fans Social Identities Thin Cultures and Interpretive Communities Summary NOTES 12 Distinction High and Low Art Forms Distinction Omnivores The Institutionalization of High Art Artistic Legitimation Summary: The Honorific Title of “Art” NOTES

13 Part III: Art in Society 13 The Art Itself Semiotics Representation The Fabrication of Meaning The “Work Itself” Summary and Concluding Thoughts NOTES 14 The Constitution of Art in Society Integrating Across the Diamond Art and Aura Artistic Fields Constructing Art and Aesthetics Art in the Sociology of Art Conclusion NOTES

14 Part IV: Conclusion 15 Studying Art Sociologically

15 References

16 Index

17 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 1 Table 1.1 What is Art? Manifestations of Culture Included and Excluded from C...

2 Chapter 5 Table 5.1 Precepts of the French Academy

3 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Three Definitions of “Artist”

4 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Musical Styles included in the 1993 General Social SurveyTable 12.2 Legitimate, Common, and Unauthorized Cultural Forms

1 Chapter 3 Illustration 3.1 DVD Cover Sleeve for Ratatouille (2007). Remy, a poor rat w... Illustration 3.2 Film Poster for Natural Born Killers (1994). A bad influenc...

2 Chapter 4 Figure 4.1 Griswold’s Cultural Diamond. Figure 4.2 Modified Cultural Diamond.

3 Chapter 5 Illustration 5.1 “Guan Ju,” a poem in the illustrated edition of the Book of ...Illustration 5.2 Felicien Myrbach‐Rheinfeld, Candidates for Admission to the ...

4 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 The Long Tail.Illustration 6.1 Theatre Program for the London Production of the Musical Ha ...

5 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata BWV 140, “Wachet auf ruft uns die...

6 Chapter 11Illustration 11.1 Titian, Diana and Actaeon (1556–1559). Saved for the natio...

7 Chapter 12Illustration 12.1 Social Boundaries in Action, a New Yorker Cartoon by J. B....

8 Chapter 13Illustration 13.1 Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus (1863). This paintin...Figure 13.1 Myth as a Second‐Order Semiological System.Illustration 13.2 Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of Christ (ca.1450)....Figure 13.2 Drawing after a Woodcut in Santo Brasca’s Itinerario di Gerusale...

9 Chapter 14Illustration 14.1 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes (1610)....Illustration 14.2 Henri Gervex, Rolla (1878). This painting, submitted to th...

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