Representaciones sociales de escritores y autores en personas aficionadas a la escritura.

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Title:	Representaciones sociales de escritores y autores en personas aficionadas a la escritura. (Spanish).
Alternate Title:	Social Representations of Writers and Authors among People Interested in Writing. (English)
Authors:	Martínez Díez Barroso, José Antonio
Source:	Estudios Sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas. ene-jun2026, Vol. 3 Issue 5, p1-28. 28p.
Abstract (English):	This article examines the social representations of writers and authors among individuals who engage in writing as a hobby. Based on biographical interviews with 35 participants in Mexico City, it addresses three key dimensions: posture, cultural institutions, and professionalization. The analysis brings together social representations theory (Moscovici, Jodelet, Abric) with sociological approaches (Barthes, Bourdieu, Foucault). The findings reveal a symbolic distinction: while every author is a writer, not every writer attains the status of author. These representations are shaped by tensions between vocation, legitimation, and prestige, and are mediated by social trajectories, material conditions, and digital environments. The article proposes new avenues for studying amateur writing and cultural mediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Este artículo examina las representaciones sociales de escritores y autores entre personas que practican la escritura como afición. Basado en entrevistas biográficas a 35 participantes en la Ciudad de México, aborda tres ejes: postura, instancias culturales y profesionalización. El análisis articula la teoría de las representaciones sociales (Moscovici, Jodelet, Abric) con enfoques sociológicos (Barthes, Bourdieu, Foucault). Los hallazgos revelan una distinción simbólica: mientras todo autor es escritor, no todo escritor alcanza la condición de autor. Las representaciones se configuran en tensión entre vocación, legitimación y prestigio, y están mediadas por trayectorias sociales, condiciones materiales y entornos digitales. Se proponen nuevas líneas para estudiar escritura aficionada y mediación cultural. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Database:	Referencia Latina

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Abstract:	This article examines the social representations of writers and authors among individuals who engage in writing as a hobby. Based on biographical interviews with 35 participants in Mexico City, it addresses three key dimensions: posture, cultural institutions, and professionalization. The analysis brings together social representations theory (Moscovici, Jodelet, Abric) with sociological approaches (Barthes, Bourdieu, Foucault). The findings reveal a symbolic distinction: while every author is a writer, not every writer attains the status of author. These representations are shaped by tensions between vocation, legitimation, and prestige, and are mediated by social trajectories, material conditions, and digital environments. The article proposes new avenues for studying amateur writing and cultural mediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	14052210
DOI:	10.53897/RevESCC.2026.5.01