Moments of valuation : exploring sites of dissonance / edited by Ariane Berthoin Antal, Michael Hutter, and David Stark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Antal, Ariane Berthoin, editor.

Hutter, Michael, editor.

Stark, David, 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Technological innovations.

Valuation.

Value.

Physical Description:

xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

The outcome of innovation processes is determined by complex, historically grown valuation practices. In this book, a wide range of innovations are taken into consideration, from small inventions like entertainment novelties to large societal changes through new technologies. The chapters observe the particular local or distributed sites in which their episodes of innovation take place, and they identify the initial dissonance among those judging a newly proposed alternative. The emphasis of the inquiry, however, is on the practices of valuation that are at work when something succeeds in being "new." The authors represent a wide variety of sub-disciplines and national backgrounds in the social sciences. They share an interest in social valuation and a pragmatist approach. The differences between their empirical evidence reflect the wide variety of appearances that valuation takes in contemporary society. They are anthropologists, economic or cultural sociologists, organization researchers, historians or political scientists. A number of chapters deal with aesthetic valuation, as in the tasting of a new vintage, or in the socio-technical process that shaped successful synthesizer sounds. Other chapters discuss the judgment processes in organizations, like architect offices or consultancy firms, and processes of evaluation and valorization in larger fields of practice, like accounting or mathematics. The studies are both of interest in their various professional fields, and contribute to a more general understanding of the social and cultural conditions under which innovations succeed and fail. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Pragmatist Perspectives on Valuation: An Introduction / Michael Hutter Hutter, Michael, David Stark Stark, David 1

Part I Varieties of Aesthetic Valuation

2 Moments in the Valuation of Sound: The Early History of Synthesizers / Trevor Pinch Pinch, Trevor 15

3 Paying Attention: What is Tasting Wine About? / Antoine Hennion Hennion, Antoine 37

4 Dissonant Translations: Artistic Sources of Innovation in Creative Industries / Michael Hutter Hutter, Michael 57

5 Evaluating Valuation: Connoisseurship, Technology, and Art Attribution in an American Court of Law / John Brewer Brewer, John 89

6 An Evaluative Biography of Cynical Realism and Political Pop / Svetlana Kharchenkova Kharchenkova, Svetlana, Olav Velthuis Velthuis, Olav 108

Part II Devices Valorizing Uncertain Aesthetic Experiences

7 Playing Nice, Being Mean, and the Space In Between: Book Critics and the Difficulties of Writing Bad Reviews / Phillipa K. Chong Chong, Phillipa K. 133

8 Structures of the Tasted: Restaurant Reviews in Berlin Between 1995 and 2012 / Sophie Mützel Mützel, Sophie 147

9 Making Things Precious: A Pragmatist Inquiry into the Valuation of Luxury Perfumes / Anne-Sophie Trébuchet-Breitwiller Trébuchet-Breitwiller, Anne-Sophie 168

Part III Valuation in Fields of Practice

10 When Principles of Evaluation Clash: Assessing the Value of a Demonstration in Artificial Intelligence / Claude Rosental Rosental, Claude 189

11 Accounting and the Plasticity of Valuation / Andrea Mennicken Mennicken, Andrea, Michael Power Power, Michael 208

12 Clean and Profitable: Entangling Valuations in Environmental Entrepreneurship / Liliana Doganova Doganova, Liliana, Peter Karnoe Karnoe, Peter 229

13 Reframing Expertise: The Rise of Behavioral Insights and Interventions in Public Policy / Holger Strassheim Strassheim, Holger, Arlena Jung Jung, Arlena, Rebecca-Lea Korinek Korinek, Rebecca-Lea 249

Part IV Valuation Within Organizations

14 Epistemic Dissonance: Reconfiguring Valuation in Architectural Practice / Ignacio Farias Farias, Ignacio 271

15 Sources of Newness in Organizations: Sand, Oil, Energy and Artists / Ariane Berthoin Antal Antal, Ariane Berthoin 290

16 Performing Worth: Shareholder Value and Management Consultancy in Post-Mao China / Kimberly Chong Chong, Kimberly 312.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198702504

0198702507

OCLC:

903631857