Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The challenge of contemporary art, unlike in art history, has only recently been identified in sociology. Furthermore, an overly philosophical orientation, has undermined sociological expla- nations of artistic production. To remedy this, I propose a sociology of exhibitions. This entails a shift of focus from the elusive subject matter of art towards the tangible exhibition, and the construction of a new framework: the exhibitionary system, which also stands for the physical, institutional, and network environment of exhibitions. The central question in the sociology of exhibitions is to explain how the exhibitionary system shapes artistic production. The answer was sought by observing exhibition making in the Chinese exhibitionary system, from which quantitative data about 1,525 exhibitions, held in 43 exhibition spaces between 2010 and 2016, were also collected. I argue that the exhibition context shapes the physical basis of individual artworks and the construction of an artist's oeuvre. Through the contextualised creation of artworks for public viewing, artists aim to raise their visibility, which is crucial for artists' career prospects and symbolic consecration. An artist's visibility is, however, constrained by where she exhibits and with whom she co-exhibits. My method for measuring visibility reveals its binary nature, divided along a singular dimension and a collective dimension. Yet no binary division between the non- profit and for-profit is found within the exhibitionary system with regards to the selection of artists. Rather, both sectors contribute to a dual selection of marketable artists. A model of professional autonomy, which reconciles "art and the market" on the level of practices and awareness, prevails in the exhibitionary system. The sociology of exhibitions has solved persistent theoretical problems in the sociology of art. My empirical findings give rise to new research questions. Finally, I have offered a dialogue between studies of non-western and western cases within the same framework.

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Business Tourism, a sub-sector of the tourism industry, is growing in international recognition having received wide attention from tourism professionals, governments and academics over the past few decades. This trend demonstrates the integral role that business tourism plays in the development of tourism as a whole. The benefits and impacts of meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions and events on a destination can create considerable opportunities for a city or country’s economy. With the caveat that the balance is maintained between the demand and supply sides of the industry, a destination can successfully use business tourism to achieve pre-defined development goals. Traditionally, the Northern hemisphere developed countries have held the greatest proportion of the business tourism market, both as contributors and recipients. More recently, developing countries are starting to claim their share of this lucrative market as meeting planners, organisers and business travellers look to new, exciting destinations for their meetings. South Africa falls into this category of emerging destinations, becoming a recognised competitor in the global business tourism industry. In terms of the primary components of the business tourism mix, the exhibition component has received the least attention in the South African market to date although there is a growing understanding of the benefits that can be derived from participation in this sector. The aim in this report is to examine the role of exhibition sector, assessing the industry’s contribution to the overall significance of the business tourism sector in South Africa.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (PH. D.)--Columbia university, 1935. / Vita. Published also without thesis note. Digitization funded by NEH digital to microfilm conversion project. Title selected from the series Literature of the agricultural sciences for the Core historical literature of agriculture, Agricultural economics and rural sociology. Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-290). Also available in print and in microfilm.

Thesis (M.A.)--B.Y.U. Dept. of Church History and Doctrine.