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Categorical ambiguity in cultural fields

The effects of genre fuzziness in popular music

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ID4330167
AuthorsAlex Van Venrooij (0000-0002-7027-4352, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Vaughn Schmutz (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Year2018
Volume66
Pages1-18
Publication date2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePoetics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0304-422X • E-ISSN: 1872-7514
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.poetic.2018.02.001
OpenAlexW2790766719
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited71

Ambiguity · Art · Categorical variable · Linguistics · Literature · Popular music · Pure mathematics · Sociology · Statistics · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Mathematics · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works32
Citations per year4
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 32

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