Author : Grant Blank
Release : 2007
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 032/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Critics, Ratings, and Society by : Grant Blank
Download or read book Critics, Ratings, and Society written by Grant Blank. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critics, Ratings, and Society is the first comprehensive study of the review as social institution. Its theories and data encompass reviews of all types of products--including the arts (e.g. theater, books, and music) and consumer products (e.g. cars, software, and appliances). According to Blank, the core problem of reviews is credibility. Concerns about credibility organize the formulation of reviews and audiences. The connoisseurial-procedural distinction describes the production of credibility and its assessment under different types of rating systems.