The production of culture : media and the urban arts / Diana Crane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crane, Diana, 1933-

Series:

Foundations of popular culture ; v. 1.

Foundations of popular culture ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and the arts--United States.

Mass media and the arts.

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

United States.

Mass media and the arts--Europe.

Popular culture--Europe.

Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 198 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1992.

Summary:

The phrase production of culture' is concerned with how the organizations in which culture is produced and disseminated affect the nature of culture itself. Yet there is no clear consensus on what is meant by this phrase. Crane, in reviewing and synthesizing current research, provides a systematic and accessible approach to this complex subject.

She examines the issue on both popular and elite levels. The reader is thus allowed to see how the notion of production' changes depending on the size of the audience and the structure of the particular cultural industry.

Contents:

2. The Media Culture Paradigm 13

3. Social Stratification and the Media: Audiences in Media-Saturated Societies 33

4. The Production of Culture in National Culture Industries 49

5. Approaches to the Analysis of Meaning in Media Culture 77

6. Class Cultures in the City: Culture Organizations and Urban Arts Culture 109

7. Media Culture, Urban Arts Culture, and Government Policy 143

8. Conclusion: Toward Global Culture 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803936931

080393694X

OCLC:

25632234