Pierre Bourdieu - The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field (1992)
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2. What are the three aspects of exploring a genre as an 'economic enterprise'?
- cost of product, quantity and quality of consumers and time and guarantee of profit
- cost of materials, quantity and quality of consumers and time and guarantee of profit
- cost of product, level of distribution and amount of profit made
- cost of materials, level of distribution and amount of profit made
3. What is the inverse of the 'economic profit' of genres as they become more 'distinct'?
- system profit
- symbolic profit
- social profit
- prestige profit
4. What are the two factors that constitute the 'social capital of relationships' that govern playwrights before they have even published?
- there are very few theatres and directors want short-running plays that will adapt to multiple different audiences
- there are very few theatres and directors want long-running plays to attract large audiences due to common values
- there are very few theatres and directors want plays that will challenge the audience's values and ensure large profits
- there are very few theatres and directors want prestigious plays that are already popular
5. The hierarchy within a genre is determined by the 'social hierarchy of the respected audiences'. What does this mean?
- texts and authors actually become more prestigious if they are read by mass, low-quality audiences
- texts and authors actually become more prestigious if they are read by niche, high-quality audiences
- texts and authors actually become less prestigious if they are read by mass, low-quality audiences
- texts and authors actually become less prestigious if they are read by niche, high-quality audiences
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