This paper has a rather audacious purpose: to present a comprehensive theory explaining,
and further providing hypotheses for the empirical study of, the multiple ways by which …

The study of cultural objects and their materiality has moved to the center of cultural
sociology. This review synthesizes the work of this third wave of cultural sociology …

Contemporary organizations increasingly rely on images, logos, videos, building materials,
graphic and product design, and a range of other material and visual artifacts to compete …

The metaphor of resonance often describes the fit between a message and an audience's
worldviews. Yet scholars have largely ignored the cognitive processes audiences use to …

Explains the key concepts, theories, and studies in the sociology of the arts—the fully
updated new edition of the classic textbook Sociology of the Arts is a comprehensive yet …

A perennial concern in frame analysis is explaining how frames structure perception and
persuade audiences. In this article, we suggest that the distinction between personal culture …

The authors present a comprehensive review and theoretical discussion of factors that could
influence our interaction with museum-based art. Art is an important stimulus that reveals …

In Model Cases, Monika Krause asks about the concrete material research objects behind
shared conversations about classes of objects, periods, and regions in the social sciences …

Recent years have seen not just a revival, but a rebirth of the analogue record. More than
merely a nostalgic craze, vinyl has become a cultural icon. As music consumption migrated …

The aim of this article is to theorize how materials can play an active, constitutive, and
causally effective role in the production and sustenance of cultural forms and meanings. It …