Author: DiMaggio, Paul J. and Useem, Michael

Publication Year: 1977

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The authors explore the causes and future of the tension between the arts as private goods dominated by the elite and public goods to be used by all. They trace the ways in which elites have used the arts to solidify their own social position. After discussing the justifications used for public subsidies, they point to barriers towards efforts at the democratization of the arts and the ways arts administration shapes policy.

Abstract:

The authors explore the causes and future of the tension between the arts as private goods dominated by the elite and public goods to be used by all. They trace the ways in which elites have used the arts to solidify their own social position. After discussing the justifications used for public subsidies, they point to barriers towards efforts at the democratization of the arts and the ways arts administration shapes policy.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Funding