Soc 419 Short Paper Assignment #3 - Cultural Production

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Sociology 419
Short Paper Assignment #3 - Cultural Production, due 10/13/14
Think of a particular genre of cultural production (painting, digital art, music, movies, etc.). Within that genre, think of a particular piece of art. It can be a particular film, a painting, and a song, whatever. For the paper, briefly describe the work of art, and then use your sociological imagination and write about the process through which that piece of art was produced. This should not require any additional research outside of what you’ve already read. You don’t have to write about exactly what happened in the production of the particular piece of art you’re writing about. Just think about Becker’s “Art Worlds” or Peterson & Anand’s production of culture perspective, and write about some of the social and material conditions that must have been present in order for your chosen piece of art to have been produced.
So, for example, if you’re talking about a particular film, you could talk about the necessity of technology, labor markets, etc. Or for a painting, you could talk about the industries required to produce the materials that painters need.
The paper should simply be a reflection on the process of production behind your chosen piece of art. Again, it doesn’t have to be 100% accurate to what actually took place. I just want you to think about it in terms of the two readings we did on cultural production, and speculate on the social process behind the art’s production. Make sure you are specifically referencing at least one of the readings and talking about it in terms of the theory we learned about cultural production.

Formatting Instructions:
The paper must be a minimum of 700 words (double spaced, 12pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins), make sure the reference is documented at the end of the paper.

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