Delivered at:: Department of Sociology

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 4 year, 1-3 module

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

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

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

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

Group projects
Exam
Discussion participation
Proposal preparation
Exam presentation

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

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 Mariia Andreevna
KULEVA MARGARITA IGOREVNA

Bachelor’s Programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics'

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Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality”

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