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Abstract

Building on recent research emphasizing how legitimacy depends on consensus among audiences about candidates’ characteristics and activities, we examine the relationship between cultural producers’ (candidates) position in the social structure and the consecration of their creative work by relevant audiences. We argue that the outcome of this process of evaluation in any cultural field, whether in art or science, is a function of (1) candidates’ embeddedness within the field, and (2) the type of audience—that is, peers versus critics—evaluating candidates’ work. Specifically, we hypothesize that peers are more likely to favor candidates who are highly embedded in the field, whereas critics will not show such favoritism. We find support for these hypotheses in the context of the Hollywood motion picture industry.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright 2014. Simone Feriani. All rights reserved. This paper is for the reader's personal use only.
Publisher Keywords:	consecration, peers and critics, cultural producers, core/periphery, film industry
Departments:	Bayes Business School > Management
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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