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As of November 25, 2004
Sage Publications
1. Address of the website:
http://pos.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/2/206.pdf
2. Institution running the article:
The type of institution running the text « Against Sociology of art » is SAGE
PUBLICATIONS, an American Internet publisher that proposes textbooks, articles,
archives, catalogs and a free journal on line. You can buy books and download
articles as well. There are diverse references, not only on the Philosophy of
Social Sciences, but also on Agriculture, Business and Management, Psychology or
Art. In other words, many resources on hard and soft sciences are available to
be bought or consulted.
3. Short summary of the article:
The article “Against Sociology of Art” by Nick Zangwill, from the University of
Glasgow, is a review on Sociology of Art. The purpose of the article is to
oppose the author’s view on Art to sociologists’ like Bourdieu for example.
4. The website aspect:
The frontpage is a classic (blue and white) so the website looks serious, clear
and well organised. Navigation is quite intuitive and easy. You can search for
titles, themes or precise dates of publication to find a text. The function of
this website is to present contemporary publications on various scientific
domains. If you need something special you can contact the Sage Publication
team. We appreciated to find the “net tips” (skip the sign-in phase) which give
the feeling that those publishers really care about their visitors on line!
5. Example of content:
On Philosophy of Social Sciences, journal
“Conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorising”
“Prolegomena to a sociology of Philosophy in the 20th century English speaking world”
“Race and limits of liberalism”
On Art and
Humanities,
Books
“Art practise as research”
“Inquiry of the visual Arts”
Various articles
“Aesthetic versus Sociological explanations of art activities”
“Against Sociology of Art”
“Some/all, Strong/weak”
“Piggy back explanations”
“Beauty and pleasure”
by Emilie Viaut and Annabelle Tallet
