Sociology of culture and cultural practices : the transformative power of institutions
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Sociology of culture and cultural practices : the transformative power of institutions
(New directions in culture and governance)
Lexington Books, c2014
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Sociologie de la culture et des pratiques culturelles
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-140) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sociology of Culture and of Cultural Practices traces the development of the sociology of culture from its origins (Weber and Simmel) and examines the major trends that have emerged in this branch of sociology. It raises issues of cultural hierarchy, of distinction, and of legitimate culture and mass culture, and focuses on new areas of research, including the role of institutions, the reception of works of art, aesthetic experience, and emancipation through art and presents a synthesis of research and debate from France and the United States.
In attempting to understand the work carried out by cultural institutions, Laurent Fleury highlights the power they are capable of exercising: cultural institutions define the spaces in which collective identities, cultural experiences, social practices and ways of relating to art are expressed and crystallized. The power of cultural institutions is often ignored, and the fact that they inform activities, govern practices and encourage individuals to develop a degree of familiarity with culture is unfamiliar to many.
Table of Contents
Foreword: A new perspective. Terry Nichols Clark, University of Chicago
Preface: An invitation to think about culture: An institutional approach
Chapter 1: Sociologists and Culture
Chapter 2: Culture's Publics
Chapter 3: Explaining Social and Cultural Hierarchies
Chapter 4: The Question of Democratization of Culture
Chapter 5: Contemporary Reorientations
Chapter 6: The Work of the Institution: The Democratization of Culture in the Light of the Legacy of the TNP
Chapter 7: The Influence of Mediation Apparatuses on the Structuring of Cultural Practices: The Pompidou Center's "Correspondents"
Chapter 8: The Discourse of the "Failure" of the Democratization of Culture: Sociological Observation or Ideological Assertion?
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