| Title |
Politics of taste in independent Lithuania: publishing and criticism of literary texts / |
| Translation of Title |
Skonio politika nepriklausomoje Lietuvoje: literatūros tekstų kritika ir leidyba. |
| Authors |
Gailiūtė-Bernotienė, Gabrielė |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
45 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Post-soviet Lithuanian literature ; taste ; politics of taste ; value of art ; popularity of books |
| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation is based on data about almos 500 contemporary works of Lithuanian fiction: which of them are discussed in academic pulications; which are analysed in the students' finishing theses; which received state funding for publishing; which were awarded literary prizes; which are most often borrowed from libraries. Theoretical model defines all these factors as „acts of transmission“, on which the „survival“ of the work depends – whether or not it is going to be consumed and remembered in the future. The quantitative data is analysed alongside „performance protocols“ - written statements about books, from online discussions and blogs to academic publications. The results indicate that the usual opposition of „popular“ vs. „professionally acclaimed“ is almost non-existant – the professional and non-professional readers in most cases choose the same books. However, the non-professional readers appreciate recognising what they find familiar from their experience of reality, whereas the professionals focus on comparing works of literature to each other. Finally, a third trend is recognised – it is called institutionalised taste. 48% of books funded by the state do not interest neither professional nor non-professional readers. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Summaries of doctoral thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2016 |
