Бакалавриат
2024/2025
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Культура и неравенство" (2024/2025 учебный год)
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:
3-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
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
- ExamStudents prepare their individual research proposals and present them during the exam. The structure of the proposal should include at least the following items: 1. Research problem/question 2. Relevance of the research 3. Definition of the object of study and units of analysis 4. Hypotheses (derived from the literature) 5. Sampling strategy 6. Type of data 7. Methods of data gathering and analysis 8. Preliminary research tools (e.g., questionnaire, interview guide, observation template, etc.)
- Discussion participationStudents need to (1) participate in classroom discussions. For example: Read a paper, provide a summary of it, and answer questions to demonstrate understanding. Students need (2) to formulate critical questions for the projects presented by their classmates. These questions should demonstrate a student’s ability to apply the theory from the mandatory readings to the empirical cases discussed by the presenting group. A student needs to give a summary, answer a question and ask one question to their teammates during 75% of all seminars in the given semester to receive a grade of “10.” If a student participates in less than 75% of the classroom discussions, they receive a grade proportional to the number of participations. For example, if a student participates in 15 out of 20 discussions, they receive a grade of “10.” If a student participates in 7 out of 20 discussions, they receive a grade of “5.”
- Group projectStudents need to prepare presentations in working teams based on the mandatory reading. For example: Read an article about Bourdieu and his tradition in the sociology of art. Apply these ideas to create a research design with the purpose of studying cultural consumption in Russia. Each presentation is graded on a 10-point HSE scale. The final group project grade is the average of the grades received during the academic year.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th moduleGroup projects * 0.5 + Exam * 0.2 + 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