Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Not Only Will The Nobel Prize In Literature Survive This Scandal — It Needs This Scandal

“My research finds that a prize’s long-term success actually depends on these kinds of low and embarrassing episodes, which attract public investment into the very market for symbolic capital that makes prizes necessary and keeps them afloat.” James English explains how this phenomenon plays out. — Public Books



Article source here:Arts Journal

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