SOCC44H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Polow Da Don, Mary J. Blige, Todd Storz
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A distinguished tradition hold sthat art is social in character,this being a specific instance of the more general proposition that cultural products have a social base. Much literature on art aas a social product doesn"t reference the collective activities, or reference the action of people doing things together which creates structures. Howard becker experiences and participation in several art worlds has led him to the conception of art as a form of collective action. Think with respect to any work of art, all the activities that must be carried on for the work to appear as it finally does. A similar list can be compiled for any performing arts. All the arts we know involve elaborate networks of cooperation. Typically many people participate in the work without which the performance or artifact could not be produced. A sociological analysis therefore looks for the division of labour.
