An Exploratory Study of the Experiences and Practices of Cultural Consumption of the《Performing Arts Review》Consumers

• Main Authors: Liou, En-Chi, 劉恩綺
• Other Authors: Lee, Mei-hua
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30787820740923153620

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 傳播研究所 === 97 === Due to the sense of beauty has been paid much more attention nowadays in Taiwan; the current study examines the experiences and practices of cultural consumption of the《Performing Arts Review》consumers. The current study adopts Bourdieu’s theory of cultural consumption, Featherstone’s analysis of consumer culture and concepts of the aestheticization of everyday life. The current study uses the method of in-depth interview, in an attempt to not only discover the social structure, taste, experiences and feelings of the consumers of《Performing Arts Review》, but how the consumers display their agency. The results indicate that 《Performing Arts Review》consumers had rich cultural capital; they pursue their self-promotion and uniqueness, and obtain art aesthetic experiences from the consumption action. At the same time, they make introspection about their experiences with 《Performing Arts Review》. In addition, the consumers of 《Performing Arts Review》display their agency by trying to break down the structure’s limits, and to promote self ability of aesthetics, as well as to join the field of performing arts actively.