Ranking art: paradigmatic worldviews in the quantification and evaluation of contemporary art

While numerous studies have shown diverse effects of rankings, rather little is known about their production. This article contributes to a broader understanding of rankings in society, and does so by focusing on underlying worldviews. I argue that the existence of a ranking and its concrete methodo...

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Main Author: Buckermann, Paul (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: December 9, 2020
In: Theory, culture & society
Year: 2020, Pages: 1-21
ISSN:1460-3616
DOI:10.1177/0263276420972771
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276420972771
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Author Notes:Paul Buckermann, University of Lucerne/Heidelberg University

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