Jennifer C. Lena

Books²

Entitled: Discriminating Tastes and the Expansion of the Arts Jennifer C. Lena
An in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitan
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Banding Together: How Communities Create Genres in Popular Music Jennifer C. Lena
Why do some music styles gain mass popularity while others thrive in small niches? Banding Together explores this question and reveals the attributes that together explain the growth of twentieth-century American popular music. Drawing...
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Ideas¹

Jennifer C. Lena on Entitled Two centuries ago, wealthy entrepreneurs founded the American cathedrals of culture—museums, theater companies, and symphony orchestras—to mirror European art. But today’s American arts scene has widened to embrace multitudes. Read More