Abstract

WORTMAN, Ana  and  BAYARDO, Rubens. Cultural Consumption in Argentina. Alteridades [online]. 2012, vol.22, n.44, pp.11-21. ISSN 2448-850X.

We present in this article some studies on cultural consumption in Argentina in the last thirty years. We have included art audiences, museum-going, book reading and cinema-going, theatres, concerts, and festivals. We inquire about the objects of study as defined in these works and their out lines of contexts in which they have developed their lines of research and particular viewpoints. We also point out some of the issues that were addressed, highlighting their contributions to the knowledge of specific events and ponder the possibilities of formulating a systematic overview of the field. Most of the research is quantitative, covering different geographical spaces of the country and employing different variables that attempts to make systematic comparisons. The qualitative studies have been concentrated on some punctual topics, such as musical consumption and youth taste. There has not been research that relates qualitative studies with quantitative investigations.

Keywords : audience; private space; public space; theory; methodology; imaginaries; cultural policies; State; financing.