Creation, Art and Culture

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The classes are theoretical-practical, composed of an expository part, under the responsibility of the teacher, complemented with the participation of the students, being valued the application of the concepts learned to the concrete example of the current reality and to research projects in course. The main objective is to develop in the students a capacity for autonomous and reflected interpretation of the authors' texts, contextualizing them in their time and in the current debates.

Learning Outcomes

Main objective: to familiarize students with the concepts of culture, art and creation; understanding of the differences and conceptual crossings between these concepts, as well as the theoretical frameworks of sociology with which they are articulated;

Secondary objectives: to know and understand the main axes of discussion about culture, art and creation that characterize contemporary societies and the universes of contemporary sociology of art and culture, as well as how they are updated in the context of Portuguese society.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. From the concept of culture to the concepts of art and creation;

2. The production of culture: cultural goods and works of art; universes of art; cultural industries / creative industries; non-profit networks and organizations; creators, artists, mediators and careers;

3. Consumption of art and culture: reception, practices and audiences;

4. Paradigms about culture and art: fields, worlds, markets;

5. Relations between creation / art / culture and society - transversal issues: inequalities, gender, ....

6. Contemporary reconfigurations - creation and creativity; artification; co-creation;

7. Creation, art and culture in contemporary Portugal

Head Lecturer(s)

Claudino Cristovão Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Periodic or by final exam as given in the course information: 100.0%

Bibliography

Alexander, V. D. et. al. (Eds), 2018, Art and the Challenge of Markets. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Alexander, V. D., 2011, Sociology of the Arts. Exploring fine and popular forms. Oxford: Blackwell.

Becker, H., 2010, Mundos da arte. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.

Bourdieu, P., 1996, As regras da arte. Lisboa: Presença.

Crane, D., 1992, The production of culture. Newbury Park, Londres e Nova Deli: Sage.

Guerra, P. e Costa, P., 2016, Redefining Art Worlds in the Late Modernity. Porto: FLUP.

Hanquinet, L. e Savage, M. (Eds), 2016, Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Art and Culture. Nova York: Routledge.

Heinich, N. 2008, Sociologia da arte. Bauru, São Paulo: EDUSC.

Moulin, R., 2007, O Mercado da arte: mundialização e novas tecnologias. Porto Alegre: Zouk.

Santos, M. L. L.; Pais, J. M., 2010, Novos trilhos culturais. Práticas e Políticas. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Zolberg, V. L., 1997, Constructing a Sociology of the Arts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.