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What can Sociology add to our understanding of art? This volume brings together a range of respected scholars in the field who demonstrate the many ways in which sociology can add to our understanding of artistic issues. Covering all the major schools of thought, and dealing with many different art forms, the book offers the reader a comprehensive and accessible guide to an often complex area. It will be an invaluable resource for students seeking to understand sociology's contributions to the study of artistic and aesthetic issues.
Table of Contents
PART 1: THEORY PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
What is the 'Sociology of Art'?; D.Inglis and J.Hughson
When Does Art Become Art? Assessing Pierre Bourdieu's Theory of Artistic Fields; J.Jane
Feminist Art and Feminist Sociology: New Departures; A.Howson
A New Paradigm for a Sociology of Aesthetics; R.Witkin
Invisible Aesthetics and the Social Work of Community Culture; P.Willis
Cultural Studies and the Sociology of Culture; J.Wolff
The Sociology of Art: Cynical or Celebratory?; D. Inglis
PART 2: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: CASE STUDIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF ART
Framing Old Age: Sociological Perspectives on the Art of the Past; M.Hepworth
The Rise and Fall of the Art House Movie; A.Tudor
Opera, Modernity and Cultural Fields; A.Swingewood
'World Music' and the Globalisation of Sound; R.Robertson and D.Inglis
'High Arts' and the Market: An Uneasy Partnership in the Transnational World of Ballet; H.Wulff
Reconstructing the Centre: Sociological Approaches to the Rebuilding of Berlin; J.Stewart.
What is the 'Sociology of Art'?; D.Inglis and J.Hughson
When Does Art Become Art? Assessing Pierre Bourdieu's Theory of Artistic Fields; J.Jane
Feminist Art and Feminist Sociology: New Departures; A.Howson
A New Paradigm for a Sociology of Aesthetics; R.Witkin
Invisible Aesthetics and the Social Work of Community Culture; P.Willis
Cultural Studies and the Sociology of Culture; J.Wolff
The Sociology of Art: Cynical or Celebratory?; D. Inglis
PART 2: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: CASE STUDIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF ART
Framing Old Age: Sociological Perspectives on the Art of the Past; M.Hepworth
The Rise and Fall of the Art House Movie; A.Tudor
Opera, Modernity and Cultural Fields; A.Swingewood
'World Music' and the Globalisation of Sound; R.Robertson and D.Inglis
'High Arts' and the Market: An Uneasy Partnership in the Transnational World of Ballet; H.Wulff
Reconstructing the Centre: Sociological Approaches to the Rebuilding of Berlin; J.Stewart.
Product details
| Published | 16 Sep 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781137044945 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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