Rationalizing Culture
| Author | : Georgina Born |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 415 |
| Release | : 1995-09-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520202160 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520202163 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (163 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rationalizing Culture by : Georgina Born
Download or read book Rationalizing Culture written by Georgina Born and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-09-08 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a year-long participant-observer, Born studied the social and cultural economy of an institution for research and production of avant-garde and computer music. She gives a unique portrait of IRCAM's composers, computer scientists, technicians, and secretaries, interrogating the effects of the cultural philosophy of the controversial avant-garde composer, Pierre Boulez, who directed the institute until 1992.
