The Social Production of Art
The Social Production of Art

Author: Janet Wolff

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780814792698

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In The Social Production of Art Janet Wolff shows systematically that the arts can be understood adequate only in a sociological perspective and argues that art is the complex construction of a number of historical factors.

The Social Production of Art
The Social Production of Art

Author: Janet Wolff

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1993-10

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 0814792707

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In The Social Production of Art Janet Wolff shows systematically that the arts can be understood adequate only in a sociological perspective and argues that art is the complex construction of a number of historical factors.

Sociology of Art
Sociology of Art

Author: Jeremy Tanner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-06-02

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1134393296

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Introducing the fundamental theories and debates in the sociology of art, this broad ranging book, the only edited reader of the sociology of art available, uses extracts from the core foundational and most influential contemporary writers in the field. As such it is essential reading both for students of the sociology of art, and of art history. Divided into five sections, it explores the following key themes: * classical sociological theory and the sociology of art * the social production of art * the sociology of the artist * museums and the social construction of high culture * sociology aesthetic form and the specificity of art. With the addition of an introductory essay that contextualizes the readings within the traditions of sociology and art history, and draws fascinating parallels between the origins and development of these two disciplines, this book opens up a productive interdisciplinary dialogue between sociology and art history as well as providing a fascinating introduction to the subject.

AngloModern
AngloModern

Author: Janet Wolff

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780801487422

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In a masterly book on the sociology of modernism, Janet Wolff explores work that was primarily realist and figurative and investigates the processes by which art fell by the wayside in the post-war period.

The Social Production of Indifference
The Social Production of Indifference

Author: Michael Herzfeld

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1993-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0226329089

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In this fascinating book, Michael Herzfeld argues that 'modern' bureaucratically regulated societies are no more 'rational' or less 'symbolic' than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists. Drawing primarily on the example of modern Greece and utilizing other European materials, he suggests that we cannot understand national bureaucracies divorced from local-level ideas about chance, personal character, social relationships and responsibility. He points out that both formal regulations and day-to-day bureaucratic practices rely heavily on the symbols and language of the moral boundaries between insiders and outsiders; a ready means of expressing prejudice and of justifying neglect. It therefore happens that societies with proud traditions of generous hospitality may paradoxically produce at the official level some of the most calculated indifference one can find anywhere.

The Social Production of Art
The Social Production of Art

Author: Janet Wolff

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1993-10-13

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1349230413

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This book has been a standard text for cultural studies and the sociology of art since its first appearance in 1981. It provides a clear and useful overview of theories and studies which contribute to the project of a sociology of art, ranging from sociology to art history, literary theory, feminism and media studies. The author also bridges the gap between European approaches and the American production of culture approach, and addresses the key questions of the role of the reader/viewer, the nature of authorship, and the possibility of cultural politics. The new edition contains an Afterword by the author.