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From Author to Network: The Coming of Age of Civil Sphere Theory 从作者到网络:公民领域理论时代的到来

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-06 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221140236

P. Kivisto, G. Sciortino

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Technology as (Dis-)Enchantment. AlphaGo and the Meaning-Making of Artificial Intelligence 作为(解除)魔法的技术。AlphaGo与人工智能的意义创造

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221138720

Werner Binder

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Beginning at the Beginning: Towards a Trans-actional Music Sociology 从头开始:走向跨文化音乐社会学

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-02 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221137507

M. Rimmer

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Encountering the Civil Sphere Through Cinema: The Cinematic Gap as a Pathway to Civil Evaluation and Repair 通过电影与民间领域相遇:作为民间评价与修复途径的电影鸿沟

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-02 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221118802

Jessie Dong

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Book Review: Running, Identity and Meaning. The Pursuit of Distinction Through Sport 书评:跑步，身份和意义。通过体育追求卓越

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/17499755211066796

C. Mallett

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The Grant Proposal as a Genre. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis of Visual Artists and their Legitimations for Government Grants in Flanders, 1965–2015 赠款提案作为一种体裁。法兰德斯视觉艺术家的多重对应分析及其政府资助的合法性，1965-2015

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-25 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221111853

Julia Peters, Henk Roose

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The Trouble with Diversity: The Cultural Sector and Ethnic Inequality 多样性的问题：文化部门与种族不平等

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221114550

R. Ali, B. Byrne

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Accomplishing Reality Media: The Affective Lure of Online Crime Discussions 成就现实媒体:网络犯罪的情感诱惑探讨

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-17 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221113944

E. Hannerz, Veronika Burcar Alm, David Wästerfors

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Why Live Music Matters: Implications from Streaming Music Festivals in the Chinese Indie Music Scene 为什么现场音乐很重要:流媒体音乐节对中国独立音乐场景的影响

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-10 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221125147

Sicong Zhao

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‘Our (Civil) Way of Life’: The Folkloric Civil Sphere “我们的(公民)生活方式”:民间民间领域

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Cultural Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-10 DOI: 10.1177/17499755221124793

Hizky Shoham

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