Understanding the accessibility of highbrow cultural experiences through symbolic violence: The case of the classical music concert

Samuel Henri Joshua Haddad-Bacry; Géraldine Michel

Understanding the accessibility of highbrow cultural experiences through symbolic violence: The case of the classical music concert

Samuel Henri Joshua Haddad-Bacry, Géraldine Michel

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

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Abstract

While most of the literature on cultural experiences has focused on in situ mediation to make them more accessible, this paper addresses the question of the a priori accessibility of highbrow cultural experiences. Through 12 introspective semi-directive interviews with French consumers, it highlights the importance of considering how the representations of the classical music concert and its codes can affect the anticipation phase of the experience. Through them, some consumers look forward to the experience while others apprehend classical music’s elitism by anticipation. The symbolic violence that they project they will emit or receive through the mastery, or the non-mastery of the codes can impede their will to participate. We posit that a middle-ground between legitimacy and accessibility exists, and advocate for a better a priori mediation of highbrow cultural experiences to address the barriers deriving from their codes and facilitate consumers’ participation.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - 2024
Event	International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 23 Jun 2024 → 26 Jun 2024 Conference number: 17

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	23/06/24 → 26/06/24

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