KCOE 4295 - A sociological approach to leadership and management in the cultural industries

This course aims to provide a critical approach to leadership and management within the cultural industries using concrete examples from sociological and anthropological works as well as the students' own professional experiences. The objective of this course is to present theoretical and practical frameworks to better understand the structural evolution of these notions and their implications on the management of cultural industries. The contents of this class will be based on sociological research and case studies, from both the US and France.
Anne ZHOU-THALAMY
Séminaire
English
Course taught in English: a level C1 at least in English is required
Autumn 2022-2023
50%: - Engagement and participation during class - Required readings are done before class to be able to discuss them in class 50% The students have the choice between two options: - Option 1: Production of a 3-page paper summarizing one of the recommended readings from the syllabus and analyzing how the tools and concepts from the reading can be applied to the student's individual experience. - Option 2: Oral presentation on the required reading during the beginning of a seminar, followed by a discussion on the readings. 100% writing a 3 pages paper (development on the student's own view on leadership based on the concepts covered in class as well as the student's personal interests)
6x2H00 seminars, with key theoretical knowledge on the concepts of leadership and management, followed by a discussion on the required readings.
Siciliano, M. L. (2021). Creative Control: The Ambivalence of Work in the Culture Industries. Columbia University Press.
Sewell, G. (2005). Nice work? Rethinking managerial control in an era of knowledge work. Organization, 12(5), 685-704.
Guillaume, C., Pochic S. (2007), "What would you accept to sacrifice? Access to top management and work/life balance", Gender, Work and Organization.
Skrentny, J. D. (2013). Managing Race in the American Workplace. In After Civil Rights (pp. 1-37). Princeton University Press.
Abrahamson E., Fairchild G., (1999). « Management Fashion: Lifecycles, Triggers, and Collective Learning Processes ». Administrative Science Quarterly, 44, 4, p. 708‐740.
Acker, J. (1990). "Hierarchies, jobs, bodies: a theory of gendered organizations", Gender and society, vol.4, n° 2, pp. 139-158.
Melamed, J. (2006). The Spirit of Neoliberalism, From Racial Liberalism to Neoliberal Multiculturalism. Social text, 24(4 (89)), 1-24.
Ahmed, S. (2007). « You end up doing the document rather than doing the doing: Diversity, race equality and the politics of documentation », Ethnic and Racial Studies, 30, 4, p. 590‐609.
Wajcman, J. (1996). The domestic basis for the managerial career. The Sociological Review, 44(4), 609-629.
Connell, R. W., & Wood, J. (2005). Globalization and business masculinities. Men and masculinities, 7(4), 347-364.