The evaluation of popular music in the united states, germany and the netherlands: A comparison of the use of high art and popular aesthetic criteria

Cultural Sociology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-421

  van Venrooij, Alex ^a   Schmutz, Vaughn ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative analysis; criticism; cultural classifications; cultural hierarchy; popular music

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955650719     PISSN: 17499755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1749975510385444     Document Type: Article

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