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Disputing about taste: Practices and perceptions of cultural hierarchy in the
Netherlands
van den Haak, M.A.
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2014
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van den Haak, M. A. (2014). Disputing about taste: Practices and perceptions of cultural
hierarchy in the Netherlands.
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Appendix 3
Descriptions of criteria in table 7.1
emotion (total) umbrella term for the emotional aspects below grief / touching art* that makes one cry or that touches one (incl. melancholia, nostalgia, romantic); and the extreme: sentimental, melodramatic, sugary humour humoristic, funny cheerful art that makes one happy, creates a nice feeling, cheers up excitement art that excites (mainly films), scares, frightens emotion: other other emotions, such as creating a certain atmosphere, making one sombre; or one’s preference depends on one’s mood content (dis)liking art because of the contents, what it represents, a message (excl. purely descriptive quotes) personal motives (dis)liking art for personal/biographical motives (memory to something or someone, profession, hobby, personal characteristic) interpretation interpreting the meaning of the artist, symbols (a more sophisticated criterion than most other content related criteria) function the function that art has for individuals or society, apart from sheer appreciation (or does not have: l’art pour l’art) informative one can(not) learn something from art serious the literal use of the word ‘serious’ (e.g. ‘serious music’) form: tempo/speed fast or slow, taking too long, boring form: heavy vs. light heavy or light (e.g. in music, literature) form: colour (dis)liking art for its (lack of) colours form: melody (dis) liking music for its (lack of) melody, incl. harmony, rhythm realism art is (not) realistic, true to reality (e.g. paintings, films), recognisable craftsmanship art is (not) skilfully made, technical skills (including acting, singing, etc.) morality moral judgements, incl. vulgarity, (lack of) civilisation, (im)moral personalities (excl. disliking depictions of sex and violence for other than moral reasons)
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304 age / seniority old, classic (excl. ‘classical music’), traditional, new, contemporary, conservative, dated, eternal value (excl. ‘modern’, which is used in a broader way: ‘modern art’ = abstract art) complexity complex/difficult vs. easy/simple/comprehensible/accessible (to understand art, not to produce it) depth depth or layers vs. shallowness, crudeness, thinness (in Dutch all these concepts refer to depth or lack thereof) intellect intelligent/sophisticated vs. stupid art (excl. references to the intelligence of those who like this art, which are discussed in Ch. 6) refined / subtle the literal words ‘refined’, ‘subtle’ and ‘nuanced’ form over content explicit references to the aesthetic disposition: formal aspects are more important than the contents or than emotional value, etc. form: other other formal aspects, such as style, composition, narrative structure originality (total) umbrella term for the originality aspects below cliché / standard the opposite of original (and related terms): cliché, predictable, standard, always the same, middle‐of‐the‐road alternative alternative (incl. the music genre), different, special, vague innovative innovative, progressive, revolutionary, avant‐garde experimental literal use of the word ‘experiment(al)’ original: literally literal use of the word ‘original(ity)’ authenticity authentic or ‘real’ vs. inauthentic, fake, superficial (excl. the opposition between real artworks and reproductions) popularity references to the popularity or the size of the audience, incl. ‘mass(es)’, ‘large/small films’, ‘popular classical music’ (excl. the more general terms ‘popular music’ and ‘popular culture’) commercial art produced for commercial ends, in order to attract a large audience and make money (incl. art bought as an investment) well‐known references to the degree of being well‐known, reputation mainstream mainstream (literally), Top 40 (as a music ‘genre’), general/average social status (only coded for the specific interview questions in the four columns on the right of table 7.1) cultural hierarchy is linked to social hierarchy or to status distinction; high culture is elitist, low culture for the common people
