Production of Culture - Media and the Urban Arts

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.

List of contents

Introduction
The Media Culture Paradigm
Social Stratification and the Media
Audiences in Media-Saturated Societies
The Production of Culture in National Culture Industries
Approaches to the Analysis of Meaning in Media Culture
Class Cultures in the City
Culture Organizations and Urban Arts Cultures
Media Culture, Urban Arts Cultures and Government Policy
Conclusion
Towards Global Culture

Product details

• Authors: Diana Crane
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.1992
• EAN: 9780803936942
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3694-2
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Foundations of Popular Culture; Feminist Perspective on Communication; Foundations of Popular Culture; Feminist Perspective on Commun
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social