2002
DOI: 10.1080/09502380210139089
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The Work of Cultural Intermediaries and the Enduring Distance Between Production and Consumption

Abstract: This article raises some critical questions about cultural intermediaries as both a descriptive label and analytic concept. In doing so, it has two main aims. First, it seeks to provide some clarification, critique and suggestions that will assist in the elaboration of this idea and offer possible lines of enquiry for further research. Second, it is argued that whilst studying the

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“…Through their choices and omissions, bookers (or bookers) in clubs and festivals contribute to the specificity of a city's musical scene (Gallan 2012). As gatekeepers (Becker 1982; for a critical account of this concept, see Negus 2002), they participate in the evaluation of the symbolic value, as well as the economic costs, attached to the local, national and international artists who perform on their stages.…”
Section: Myrtille Picaudmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Through their choices and omissions, bookers (or bookers) in clubs and festivals contribute to the specificity of a city's musical scene (Gallan 2012). As gatekeepers (Becker 1982; for a critical account of this concept, see Negus 2002), they participate in the evaluation of the symbolic value, as well as the economic costs, attached to the local, national and international artists who perform on their stages.…”
Section: Myrtille Picaudmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(Rius, 2012). Un paper semblant podem trobar en el cas dels productors del sector audiovisual i discogràfic que juguen un paper fonamental també en la generació de nous estils i etiquetes musicals que permeten una major visibilitat i connexió amb els consumidors musicals (Negus, 2002 A més, els intermediaris juguen un paper decisiu en constituir-se com a representants del sector cultural en el seu conjunt. Els intermediaris culturals tenen una llarga tradició d'organització professional i sindical, especialment en els sectors de les arts escèniques i audiovisuals (però també, encara que en menor mesura en les arts visuals), fins i tot en països amb una cultura política poc procliu a les reivindicacions sindicals com els Estats Units (Martel, 2011).…”
Section: Actes De Valoració I Mecanismes De Selecció Institucional: Lunclassified
“…En este punto, es necesario prestar atención a la adhesión habitual, irreflexiva y acrítica a las rutinas de producción establecidas, a las fórmulas de trabajo y de reproducción rutinaria de contenidos y fórmulas. Esto permitirá desentramar o desagregar las prácticas de los intermediarios culturales para resolver cuándo, cómo y bajo qué condiciones su actividad estética puede ser creativa o innovadora (Negus, 2002).…”
Section: Un Contexto Amplio: Globalización Económica Y Culturalunclassified