Overview
- Sets new research agendas in the cultural sociology of the arts, with a specific focus on music and visual art
- Presents new theoretical developments and critical discussions of established approaches in the sociology of the arts
- Features rigorous empirical research in a wide range of national contexts using established and innovative methods
Part of the book series: Cultural Sociology (CULTSOC)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Setting New Agendas in the Cultural Sociology of the Arts
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What Art and Music Mean: Aesthetics and Evaluation
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Where Art and Music Happen: Materiality and Performance
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Raising the Stakes Through the Arts: Contestation and Controversy
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About this book
This edited collection develops the Strong Program’s contribution to the sociological study of the arts and places it in conversation with other cultural perspectives in the field. Presenting some of the newest and most original research by both renowned figures and early career scholars, the volume marks a new stage in the development of the cultural sociology of art and music.
The chapters in Part 1 set new agendas by reflecting on the field’s history, presenting theoretical innovations, and suggesting future directions for research. Part 2 explores aesthetic issues and challenges in the creation, experience, and interpretation of art and music. Part 3 focuses on the material environments and social settings where people engage with art and music. In Part 4, the contributors examine controversies about music and contestation over artistic matters, whether in the public sphere, in the American judicial system, or in an emerging academic discipline. The editor’s introductionand Ron Eyerman's afterword place the chapters in context and reflect on their collective contribution to meaning-centered sociology.
Reviews
“This book elegantly demonstrates how fecund cultural sociology might be when its different traditions and factions are brought into real dialogue with each other. Through a series of engaging case studies and thoughtful theoretical discussions, it points the way to a renewal of the sociology of art and music.” (David Hesmondhalgh, author of “Why Music Matters”)
“Lisa McCormick’s collection shows things have come a long way since debates in the sociology of the arts were mired in oppositions between aesthetic and social approaches. The contributions demonstrate it is possible to metaphorically chew gum and walk (if not run or perform cartwheels) at the same time. The authors draw on perspectives from French pragmatism, social aesthetics, textural sociology, symbolic boundaries, creative ecologies, the Strong Program; and cover topics such as the impact of financial speculation, migration, race and inclusion/exclusion, the performance of “authenticity”, and judgment in the arts. A timely set of contributions to an important but sometimes overlooked field of sociology.” (Eduardo de la Fuente, University of South Australia)
“In The Cultural Sociology of Art and Music, Lisa McCormick presents an important collection of research that illuminates promising directions in the sociology of the arts. Can sociologists legitimately study meaning in art? Is arts sociology more than production systems and cultural capital? Do sociologists ever put art at the heart of sociology of the arts? This book, which I read with great interest, answers yes. More importantly, it shows us how it’s done.” (Victoria D. Alexander, Goldsmiths, University of London)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Lisa McCormick is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She was co-editor of the journal Cultural Sociology from 2016 to 2020.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Cultural Sociology of Art and Music
Book Subtitle: New Directions and New Discoveries
Editors: Lisa McCormick
Series Title: Cultural Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11420-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11419-9Published: 17 December 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11422-9Published: 17 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11420-5Published: 16 December 2022
Series ISSN: 2946-3572
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3580
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 445
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Sociological Theory, Cultural Theory