What institutional pressures
are they under, and what
vested interests do they have?
Advertisements influence
consumers thus
determining which artists
are the most successful.
Any form of media coverage is
essentially advertisement for an
artist, regardless of what is written.
How history is perceived
to have taken place.
Events can happen, but if
there is no documentation of
said event, it will be forgotten.
Plutarchian - the study of
great men and their
character. Plutarch was a
Greek historian and
biographer who wrote about
great men in history.
Sarah Thornton. 1990, 'Strategies
for Reconstructing the Popular
Past'
"When it comes to assigning historical
importance to a pop cultural event, 4
criteria are employed - sales figures,
biographical interest, critical acclaim
and amount of media coverage."