Making the Discovery: The Creativity of Selecting Fiction Manuscripts from the Slush Pile
Abstract
Gatekeeping appears central to creative industries. To better understand gatekeeping, this article introduces a distinction between discovering and justifying the selection of cultural goods. Most research deals with legitimation and justifications for selecting cultural goods. This article draws on American pragmatism to elucidate gatekeepers' discovery of cultural goods under conditions of uncertainty and abundance. The article focuses on the...
Paper Details
Title
Making the Discovery: The Creativity of Selecting Fiction Manuscripts from the Slush Pile
Published Date
Mar 26, 2018
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
4
Pages
513 - 532
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