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Sociology of the Arts, second edition, is a comprehensive over view of the sociology of the arts and an authoritative work of scholarhip by a leading expert in the field. A thoroughly updated version of the classic, bestselling first edition, it synthesizes theoretical models of art sociology and covers empirical research as well as providing stimulating exemplars of sociological work on the the fine and popular arts. Case studies focus on a range of art forms, including children’s books, musicals, popular music, film, romance novels, visual arts, and classical music. These studies combined with the book’s considerable theoretical breadth and insight, explore how art is created, distributed, received, and consumed. The book also discusses newly emerging questions on the art itself, including issues of materiality, embodiment, and the social construction of art and aesthetics.
Sociology of the Arts Exploring Fine and Popular Forms
by Alexander, Victoria D.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2020-10-19
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Author Biography
Victoria D. Alexander is Professor of Sociology and Arts Management at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. She is author of Museums and Money: The Impact of Funding on Exhibitions, Scholarship, and Management (1996), co-author of Art and the State: The Visual Arts in Comparative Perspective (2005), and co-editor of the multi-volume Art and the Challenge of Markets (2018).
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Boxes
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Art?
Part I. The Relationship between Art and Society
Chapter 2. Reflection Approaches
Case 2.1. The Reflection of Race in Children’s Books
Chapter 3. Shaping Approaches
Case 3.1. Violence in Popular Arts
Chapter 4. A Mediated View: The Cultural Diamond
Part IIA. The Cultural Diamond: The Production of Culture
Chapter 5. Art Worlds and Artistic Fields
Case 5.1. From Academy to Public Sale
Chapter 6. Businesses and Industries
Case 6.1. Innovation in Commercial Musical Theatre
Chapter 7. Nonprofits and Networks
Case 7.1. Piccolos on the Picket Line: A Strike in the Symphony
Chapter 8. Artists
Case 8.1. Nothing Succeeds Like Success: Careers in the Film Industry
Part IIB. The Cultural Diamond: The Consumption of Culture
Chapter 9. Consumption Approaches
Case 9.1. Romance Novels as Combat and Compensation
Chapter 10. Sites and Experiences
Case 10.1. The Experience of Music
Chapter 11. Identities
Case 11.1. Acropolis Now: National Identity and the Return of the Parthenon Marbles?
Chapter 12. Distinction
Case 12.1. New Forms of Cultural Capital? Debates about Distinction
Part III. Art in Society
Chapter 13. The Art Itself
Case 13.1. The Renaissance Way of Seeing
Chapter 14. The Constitution of Art in Society
Case 14.1. A Strange Sensation: Controversies in Art
Part IV. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Studying Art Sociologically
References
Index
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