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Research interests

My research focuses on cultural production processes. Merging inspiration from science and technology studies into the domain of sociology of art, I develop a pragmatist approach that turns attention to how evolving objects influence the social settings of their making. Empirically, I have followed creative work practices and valuation processes in film and design.

Some of my research interests are: 

Sociology of art, cultural production studies, creative work studies, valuation processes, gatekeeping, cultural intermediaries, cultural entrepreneurship, post-Bourdieusian sociology of art, Actor-Network Theory, qualitative methods. 

Publicaties

Entrepreneuring in a Liminal Space: Business Support for Artists as Cultural Entrepreneurs

Cultural entrepreneurship in times of change and crisis: Self- employed Dutch artists during the COVID- 19 pandemic

From Gung Ho Heroes and Their Tragic Counterparts to Catalyst Characters: Figures of the Cultural Entrepreneur in the Scholarly Literature

"Preferably rough and sketchy and with a bit of text?" What Evaluators Value when Judging Applicants at the Entrance Exam of a Design School

Sociologies of Cultural Productions in Production Studies

Artist Residencies as Creative Ecologies: Proposing a New Framework for Twenty-First-Century Cultural Production

Mermaids as market creators: Cultural entrepreneurship in an emerging practice

Skills and strategies of activist mermaids: from pretty to powerful pictures

Aquarium Mermaids: Multiskilled Entrepreneurs in the Creative Economy

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Groeien en Bloeien: Een Duurzame Carrière in de Culturele en Creatieve Sector

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Onderzoek naar de invloed van corona op ZZP'ers in de kunst