TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract We propose that the ambiguity of discourse around a category – rather than being problematic – improves the longevity of that category. This is especially true in the creative industries. Using methods and theories drawn from sociology and art history, we tested this thesis using swing as a case study. Based on three years of archival research we found 70 co-existing definitions of swing and 89 different uses of the term. These multiple meanings enabled various understandings to come in and out of focus over time, contributing to swing’s longevity. Our findings extend to other categories within the creative industries.
VL  - 55
SN  - 978-1-78743-773-9, 978-1-78743-774-6/0733-558X
DO  - 10.1108/S0733-558X20180000055008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20180000055008
AU  - Coman Sonia
AU  - Phillips Damon J.
ED  - Candace Jones
ED  - Massimo Maoret
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Ambiguity and the Longevity of Creative Industries: The Case of Swing through the Lens of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
T2  - Frontiers of Creative Industries: Exploring Structural and Categorical Dynamics
T3  - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 203
EP  - 235
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -