The cultural intermediaries reader / edited by Jennifer Smith Maguire and Julian Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maguire, Jennifer Smith, author.

Matthews, Julian, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014.

Summary:

"A rich selection of readings that expose the shadowy underworld of critics, bloggers, tweeters and stylists who have become essential guides to the good life of cultural consumption... a long overdue examination of how cultural intermediaries work, and how their work supports the new capitalist economy." - Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University "An array of talented contributors, skilfully brought together by the editors, show how the concept of cultural intermediaries can cast light on cultural production, and on media, culture and society." - David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds Cultural intermediaries are the taste makers defining what counts as good taste and cool culture in today's marketplace. Working at the intersection of culture and economy, they perform critical operations in the production and promotion ...

Contents:

chapter 1. Bourdieu on cultural intermediaries

chapter 2. Cultural work and creative industries

chapter 3. Cultural intermediaries or market device? : The case of advertising

chapter 4. The problem of cultural intermediaries in the economy of qualities

chapter 5. Ethnographic research and cultural intermediaries

chapter 6. Advertising

chapter 7. Branding

chapter 8. Public relations practitioners

chapter 9. Arts promotion

chapter 10. Fashion

chapter 11. Popular music

chapter 12. Lifestyle media

chapter 13. Journalism

chapter 14. Fitness

chapter 15. Clothing

chapter 16. Book retail

chapter 17. Food and drink.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781473912281 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017723489

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.