L'ère de la culture-marchandise

Abstract

Forsaking the study of contents and representations, this issue aims to examine the cultural production of ninetennth-century by the point of his material shape, of his rythms and of his periodicity, who play a great part in shaping his uses and his meaning. Three main contributions come in light from this papers. The early invention of a "mediatic" culture closed upon his material supports and his business aptitude; the industralization of the creation and his consequences in social and professional structuration of production and consommation; the importance of the 1830' years, sort of a proto-history of the new cultural system.