Popular Culture And High Culture: An Analysis And Evaluation Of Taste - Couverture souple

Gans, Herbert J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465097170 ISBN 13 : 9780465097173

Editeur : Basic Books, 1977

Synopsis

Herbert Gans offers a critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While conceding that popular and high culture have converged to some extent, he still holds that the division exists.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards?In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While conceding that popular and high culture have converged to some extent over the twenty-five years since he wrote the book, Gans holds that the choices of typical Ivy League graduates, not to mention Ph.D.'s in literature, are still very different from those of high school graduates, as are the movie houses, television channels, museums, and other cultural institutions they frequent.This new edition benefits greatly from Gans's discussion of the ”politicization” of culture over the last quarter-century. Popular Culture and High Culture is a must read for anyone interested in the vicissitudes of taste in American society.

Biographie de l'auteur

Herbert J. Gans, author of Levittowners and The Urban Villagers, is professor of sociology at Columbia University and the former president of the American Sociological Association.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1977
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465097170
• ISBN 13: 9780465097173
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible