Enter Culture, Exit Arts?

Key debates of contemporary cultural sociology – the rise of the ‘cultural omnivore’, the fate of classical ‘highbrow’ culture, the popularization, commercialization and globalization of culture – deal with temporal changes. Yet, systematic research about these processes is scarce due to the lack of...

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Main Authors: Purhonen, Semi, Heikkilä, Riie, Hazir, Irmak Karademir, Lauronen, Tina, Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos, Gronow, Jukka
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author Purhonen, Semi
Heikkilä, Riie
Hazir, Irmak Karademir
Lauronen, Tina
Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos
Gronow, Jukka
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Gronow, Jukka
Hazir, Irmak Karademir
Heikkilä, Riie
Lauronen, Tina
Purhonen, Semi
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description Key debates of contemporary cultural sociology – the rise of the ‘cultural omnivore’, the fate of classical ‘highbrow’ culture, the popularization, commercialization and globalization of culture – deal with temporal changes. Yet, systematic research about these processes is scarce due to the lack of suitable longitudinal data. This book explores these questions through the lens of a crucial institution of cultural mediation – the culture sections in quality European newspapers – from 1960 to 2010. Starting from the framework of cultural stratification and employing systematic content analysis both quantitative and qualitative of more than 13,000 newspaper articles, Enter Culture, Exit Arts? presents a synthetic yet empirically rich and detailed account of cultural transformation in Europe over the last five decades. It shows how classifications and hierarchies of culture have changed in course of the process towards increased cultural heterogeneity. Furthermore, it conceptualizes the key trends of rising popular culture and declining highbrow arts as two simultaneous processes: the one of legitimization of popular culture and the other of popularization of traditional legitimate culture, both important for the loosening of the boundary between ‘highbrow’ and ‘popular’. Through careful comparative analysis and illustrative snapshots into the specific socio-historical contexts in which the newspapers and their representations of culture are embedded – in Finland, France, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK – the book reveals the key patterns and diversity of European variations in the transformation of cultural hierarchies since the 1960s. The book is a collective endeavour of a large-scale international research project active between 2013 and 2018.
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Heikkilä, Riie
Hazir, Irmak Karademir
Lauronen, Tina
Fernández Rodríguez, Carlos
Gronow, Jukka
Enter Culture, Exit Arts?
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topic Helsingin Sanomat
Dagens Nyheter
Chicago Transit Authority
Pop Rock Music
Highbrow Arts
Domestic Cultural Products
Van Venrooij
UK Competitor
Cultural Coverage
Vice Versa
West Germany
Music Coverage
Pop Stars
Highbrow Culture
Media System Model
Spanish Language
Cultural Journalists
Cultural Journalism
Article Types
Lennon’s Murder
Sartre’s Death
Common Language
Lennon’s Death
Established Art Forms
Culture Sections
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry and journalism::KNTP2 News media and journalism
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology
topic_facet Helsingin Sanomat
Dagens Nyheter
Chicago Transit Authority
Pop Rock Music
Highbrow Arts
Domestic Cultural Products
Van Venrooij
UK Competitor
Cultural Coverage
Vice Versa
West Germany
Music Coverage
Pop Stars
Highbrow Culture
Media System Model
Spanish Language
Cultural Journalists
Cultural Journalism
Article Types
Lennon’s Murder
Sartre’s Death
Common Language
Lennon’s Death
Established Art Forms
Culture Sections
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology
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