Бакалавриат
2023/2024
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Культура и неравенство"
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Социология и социальная информатика)
Направление:
39.03.01. Социология
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
42
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
- 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
- Proposal preparation
- Group projects
- Discussion participation
- Exam
- Discussion participation
- Discussion participation
- Discussion participation
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th moduleProposal preparation* 0.2 + Group projects * 0.25 + Exam * 0.25 + Discussion participation* 0.3
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