The Production of Culture: Media and the Urban Arts / Edition 1

by Diana Crane

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803936942
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/14/1992
Series:	Feminist Perspective on Communication , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)

Table 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