Curating the Canon: Editorial Decision-Making, Bias and Privilege in Publishing
Journal article
Authors | Barker, David |
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Abstract | In September 2003, the independent publishing house Continuum launched a book series under the banner of “33 1/3”. These were, in the publisher's own promotional literature, “short books about classic albums”. But who decides what constitutes a classic album, and who decides which authors should write such books? Using an autoethnographic approach to analyse the curatorial thinking and strategy behind this book series, |
Keywords | publishing; ethics; taste; bias |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change |
Journal citation | 6 (1), pp. 1-15 |
Publisher | Lectito Journals |
ISSN | 2589-1316 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.20897/jcasc/11118 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.20897/jcasc/11118 |
hdl:10545/625915 | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 31 Jul 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Aug 2021, 14:35 |
Accepted | Jun 2021 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93zz6/curating-the-canon-editorial-decision-making-bias-and-privilege-in-publishing
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