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This paper addresses the impact of the culture divide on the establishment of critical authority through the examination of popular music critics. In-depth interviews with music critics illustrate some ways in which the popular culture critic’s experience might be distinguished from that of high culture critics. If criticism has the ability to elevate the status of the object it evaluates, this paper argues that, in the case of popular criticism, the cultural object has the ability to lower the status of the critic. It suggests that, lacking the formal training characteristic of higher critics, popular music critics must establish their cultural authority by consistently displaying their qualifications – proficiency as a writer, breadth of knowledge, and studied judgment regardless of personal preferences – through their work. Likewise, it analyzes how aspects of the roles, relationships and resources managed by popular music critics can potentially create obstacles to the establishment of cultural authority in the realm of the popular. |
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| Klein, Bethany. "Dancing About Architecture: Popular Music Criticism and the Negotiation of Authority" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans Sheraton, New Orleans, LA, May 27, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p113025_index.html> |
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| Klein, B. L. , 2004-05-27 "Dancing About Architecture: Popular Music Criticism and the Negotiation of Authority" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, New Orleans Sheraton, New Orleans, LA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p113025_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper addresses the impact of the culture divide on the establishment of critical authority through the examination of popular music critics. In-depth interviews with music critics illustrate some ways in which the popular culture critic’s experience might be distinguished from that of high culture critics. If criticism has the ability to elevate the status of the object it evaluates, this paper argues that, in the case of popular criticism, the cultural object has the ability to lower the status of the critic. It suggests that, lacking the formal training characteristic of higher critics, popular music critics must establish their cultural authority by consistently displaying their qualifications – proficiency as a writer, breadth of knowledge, and studied judgment regardless of personal preferences – through their work. Likewise, it analyzes how aspects of the roles, relationships and resources managed by popular music critics can potentially create obstacles to the establishment of cultural authority in the realm of the popular. |
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