Has anyone else noticed that, so far, the only way that listers have identified sentimentality is by social placement ?
If something is made for popular consumption, it's sentimental --- if it's made for the cultural elite, it's "merging the self to objectivity" Status creates feeling (or -- the feeling for status trumps all ) - at least for those who live that way -- and since status is established by institutions -- this kind of experience is well accounted for by institutional theory. Though --- sometimes --- it does work the other way around -- doesn't it ? As when a popular art form (Ukiyo-e) or maybe some of Mando's toys are promoted to art museum status. How could that happen ? I would propose that this direction of change is the only one proper to the study of aesthetics instead of sociology. (BTW -- I'm sorry if Kate or the rest of you are annoyed by the fact that I'm mailing these posts to myself. It's the result of doing a "Reply All" from my mail program -- which is a convenient way for me to preserve the exact wording of the subject line) ____________________________________________________________ Click to get 150,000 in student loans and find the lowest rates http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/PnY6rc1jK0iXvquR7mYhfG9tGfuaBM 3SgRPYSvWQIWTkJDUUKoOgM/
