| Uitgebreide vaknaam |
Arts Sociology |
| Leerdoelen |
This course focuses on classic and current theories within sociology of art and how these theories can be put to use in empirical studies. The course starts by recapitulating the distinction between art and commerce, which informs grand narratives about the relationship between art and society and plays out in most studies of fields of artistic productions. Week two, the theme on the agenda is art as collective action, a controversial argument, which in recent years has been expanded to also include non-human actors, leading to a perspective inspired by ANT on creativity as a distributed activity. In week three, we look into the decisive work carried out by gatekeepers and other so-called cultural intermediaries, which is a notion that originates from Bourdieu that has been developed with inspiration from economic sociology in recent years. Week four, we turn attention to work and working conditions in cultural industries, starting from the crucial discussion about whether self-creation in cultural work is self-fulfillment or self-exploitation. In the last three weeks of the course, the students decide the topics of the course, find literature for the seminars, and introduce the chosen texts in class. The final exam of the course is a written assignment on a self-chosen topic.
This master seminar is part of the specialisation Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship in which we contribute to the reflection on how the organisation of arts production, dissemination, and contextualisation affects the realisation of artistic values in society. Our methods are based in critical sociology, public policy studies, management science, and cognitive perspectives on the arts. These allow students to critically reflect upon the values that influence local art world settings, which increasingly interact with global networks. |
| Omschrijving |
Within the broader themes covered during the seminar, students choose their own specific field of interest and write an essay on the topic. |
| Uren per week |
4 |
| Onderwijsvorm |
werkcollege
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| Toetsvorm |
werkstuk(ken)
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| Vaksoort |
master
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| Coördinator |
dr. S.M. Strandvad
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| Docent(en) |
dr. S.M. Strandvad
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| Entreevoorwaarden |
Bachelor's degree Arts, Culture and Media Studies or an equivalent qualification in the opinion of the Board of Examiners. |
| Opmerkingen |
Students should have a basic knowledge of art sociology and methodology for the social sciences. For students with a different BA than the Arts, Culture and Media BA, specialisation Arts, Policy and Management of the University of Groningen, three extra lectures are scheduled to get up to speed with the theoretical background needed for this course. These lectures and homework are compulsory. |
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