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How much of the change in various cultural events is change in the status attached to various cultural activities ? The cultural habits associated to going to a museum may be becoming more popular, but then "high brow" status may be moving on to other forms where elitism can stay alive. "High brow" isn't a marker of artistic quality but one of social status.

Also, are we so sure that the changes in artistic consumptions in the last century are that deep ? My grand father in the 30's would go to the Opera and to see a popular singer like Damia ; Sartre loved westerns and I'm sure he wasn't the only one.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:08:02 AM EST
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Yup, as linca often says, there's more to life than ballet and baseball. ;-))

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:13:51 AM EST
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