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Бакалаврская программа «Социология и социальная информатика»

Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality”

2023/2024
Учебный год
ENG
Обучение ведется на английском языке
3
Кредиты
Статус:
Курс по выбору
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This seminar is created for students interested in studies of cultural production, consumption and reproduction with special emphasis on art and fashion worlds, creative labor and networks, contemporary art institutions and status reproduction through parenting practices. We will discuss (1) classical works on social history of art, on art worlds and fields of fashion and of cultural production, (2) contemporary empirical papers on art institutions and art participation, (3) empirical papers with various types of research design (surveys, network analysis, historical sociology, participant observation, organizational analysis etc.). The seminar is intended for students who have previously attended research seminars of the BA in Sociology and Social Informatics in the previous years.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • understand the interconnections between culture and social stratification and gain ability of critical thinking on cultural production and consumption in light of the key concepts underlying major sociological theories
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • be able to understand and discuss topics related to culture and inequality and improve skills in developing research design in the framework of culture and inequality studies
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Culture and Inequality (Course introduction)
  • Taste cultures
  • Art as a profession
  • Cultural production and urban milieus
  • Сultural production as labour
  • Art-world structure: producers, consumers, prosumers
  • Networks and creativity
  • Class cultures and inequality reproduction
  • Artistic careers and prestige
  • Migration, ethnicity and cultural capital
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Group projects
  • non-blocking Exam
  • non-blocking Discussion participation
  • non-blocking Proposal preparation
  • non-blocking Exam presentation
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.6 Homework assignments + 0.2 Group presentation of research proposal+ 0.2 Exam
  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.3 * Discussion participation + 0.25 * Exam + 0.25 * Group projects + 0.2 * Proposal preparation
  • 2023/2024 3rd module
    -
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Alexander, V. D., & Bowler, A. E. (2014). Art at the Crossroads: The Arts in Society and the Sociology of Art. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.25367D5F

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Tanner, J. (2003). Sociology of Art : A Reader. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=111300

Authors

  • SOKOLOVA NADEZHDA ALEKSANDROVNA
  • SAFONOVA MARIYA ANDREEVNA
  • KULEVA MARGARITA IGOREVNA