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Sociology of Culture

Sociology of Culture

Code	16998
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	There are none.
Learning outcomes	The objective is to enable the definition of operational concepts for an understanding of sociological discourse. In this sense, we start from a general approach to Sociology, to a specific approach to the Sociology of Art as a constituent of a Sociology of Culture. From the study and discussion of selected themes, we aim for students to acquire theoretical knowledge that allows them to contextualize the particularities of sociological discourse. In this way, we seek to enable students to assess, through a critical evaluation, the importance of this knowledge for the understanding and practice of the sociology of culture. Students should acquire basic theoretical and substantive knowledge in this area, demonstrating mastery of the issues, theses and concepts addressed. In summary: In this Curricular Unit, we aim to awaken in students a spirit of discovery of sociological paradigms in the area of ??culture and the recognition of theoretical coherence.
Syllabus	1. Brief History/Contextualization of Sociology. 2. Culture as an object of sociology. The concept of culture. 3. Two precursors among the founders; Weber and Simmel. 3.1. The question of the cultural significance of art: Max Weber. 3.2. The theme of the "tragedy of culture": Georg Simmel. 4. From mass culture to cultural industries: The Frankfurt School. 4.1. From popular cultures to the "cultural turn": cultural studies. 5. The explanation of social and cultural hierarchies. 5.1. Bourdieu - "The love of art". 5.2. Tastes: product of socialization. 5.3. The explanation of inequalities through cultural socialization. 5.4. Tastes: expression of a "habitus" that generates social and cultural practices. 6. Contemporary reorientations. 7. From an aesthetics of reception to a sociology of reception. Jean-Claude Passeron and Emmanuel Pedler and "the love of art." 8. The Sociology(ies) of Art. 9. Cultural practices of the Portuguese.
Main Bibliography	Adorno, Theodor W. (1991), The Culture Industry selected essays on Mass Culture. Londres. Assis, Rodrigo V. (2020), Para uma sociologia das visões do mundo - cultura, pensamento e práticas sociais. Curitiba. Appris. Becker, Howard (1984), Art Worlds. Berkeley: Universidade da Califórnia. During, Simon (2005), Cultural Studies – A critical introduction. Londres: Routledge. Fleury, Laurent, (2023), Sociologia da Cultura e das Práticas Culturais, São Paulo. Senac. Pais, Machado, J., (cord.), (2022), Práticas Culturais dos Portugueses. Lisboa. Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. Routledge. Arendt, Hannah (1972), La Crise de la Culture. Paris: Gallimard. Williams, Raymond (1995), The Sociology of Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Wolff.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.