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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Izabela WagnerPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780813570068ISBN 10: 0813570069 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 25 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Prelude—Scandal on the Stage 1 A Short History of the Virtuoso Profession 2 Before Entering Soloist Class: Early Socialization of Soloist Students 3 Triad Collaboration: First Stage of Soloist Education 4 Crisis and Career Coupling: The Second Stage of Soloist Education 5 Entrance into Adult Career: The Third Stage of Soloist Education 6 The Soloist Class Students’ Careers Conclusion: Career Coupling and Nothing New in the Soloist World Appendix Difficulties and Limits: Some Methodological Aspects about Attachment and Distance within Ethnographic Work Notes References IndexReviewsWagner's Producing Excellence is a first-rate piece of ethnographic observation, a solid work of sociological analysis, and a fascinating story of the complex and at times cruel world that produces the violin virtuosi we read about in the newspapers. --Howard Becker author of Art Worlds To all those kids out there dreaming of reaching the highest levels of classical music fame, this book whispers be careful what you wish for. 5-star review--Foreword Reviews As several sociologists writing about music worlds, Wagner is herself deeply embedded within the field studied ... She reports with rare intellectual honest the methodological pros and cons deriving from this 'embedded researcher' condition ... Hopefully her book will help in proving artistic careers as a significant research field not only for sociologists of arts and culture, but also of education and work. --Sociologica The narrative of the child prodigy bewitches parents, and not just when it comes to music. We're taught that the cost of genius is instability or underdevelopment in other areas, but we rarely hear about the people who finish third through tenth. Also-rans make up the vast majority in every race, but in any field of elite competition the losers have to subject themselves to the same work, same costs, same instability, same underdevelopment, but without the glory or affirmation that come with making it. We like to believe that the winners were that much better or tried that much harder, but the difference between the two is often an arbitrary twist of fate or a powerful person's whim. Read the full article here (http: //bit.ly/1NroPNt)--New Republic Wagner's Producing Excellence is a first-rate piece of ethnographic observation, a solid work of sociological analysis, and a fascinating story of the complex and at times cruel world that produces the violin virtuosi we read about in the newspapers. --Howard Becker author of Art Worlds Employing ethnographic evidence that is breathtaking in scope, professor Wagner combines illuminating analysis with compelling and often poignant narrative. Soundly organized and lucidly written, Producing Excellence presents an intimate and insightful view of a fascinating art world. --Paul DiMaggio A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University Employing ethnographic evidence that is breathtaking in scope, professor Wagner combines illuminating analysis with compelling and often poignant narrative. Soundly organized and lucidly written, Producing Excellence presents an intimate and insightful view of a fascinating art world. --Paul DiMaggio A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University Wagner's Producing Excellence is a first-rate piece of ethnographic observation, a solid work of sociological analysis, and a fascinating story of the complex and at times cruel world that produces the violin virtuosi we read about in the newspapers. --Howard Becker author of Art Worlds (04/17/2015) A keen-eyed participant-observer study of the career training of violin virtuosi. -- London Review of Books To all those kids out there dreaming of reaching the highest levels of classical music fame, this book whispers be careful what you wish for. 5-star review-- Foreword Reviews Wagner's Producing Excellence is a first-rate piece of ethnographic observation, a solid work of sociological analysis, and a fascinating story of the complex and at times cruel world that produces the violin virtuosi we read about in the newspapers. --Howard Becker author of Art Worlds Employing ethnographic evidence that is breathtaking in scope, professor Wagner combines illuminating analysis with compelling and often poignant narrative. Soundly organized and lucidly written, Producing Excellence presents an intimate and insightful view of a fascinating art world. --Paul DiMaggio A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University The narrative of the child prodigy bewitches parents, and not just when it comes to music. We're taught that the cost of genius is instability or underdevelopment in other areas, but we rarely hear about the people who finish third through tenth. Also-rans make up the vast majority in every race, but in any field of elite competition the losers have to subject themselves to the same work, same costs, same instability, same underdevelopment, but without the glory or affirmation that come with making it. We like to believe that the winners were that much better or tried that much harder, but the difference between the two is often an arbitrary twist of fate or a powerful person's whim. Read the full article here (http: //bit.ly/1NroPNt)-- New Republic As several sociologists writing about music worlds, Wagner is herself deeply embedded within the field studied ... She reports with rare intellectual honest the methodological pros and cons deriving from this 'embedded researcher' condition ... Hopefully her book will help in proving artistic careers as a significant research field not only for sociologists of arts and culture, but also of education and work. -- Sociologica Author InformationIZABELA WAGNER is an associate professor at the University of Warsaw’s Institute of Sociology. She is the author of Becoming a Transnational Professional. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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