Universität Wien

230150 SE Liking and loathing: On the sociology of taste (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Mittwoch 12.06. 09:00 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Donnerstag 13.06. 09:00 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Freitag 14.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Freitag 14.06. 13:30 - 16:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Aims:
To depict the main schools of thought as regards how sociologists have endeavoured to conceptualise and research matters of cultural tastes.
To consider and subject to critique both classical and contemporary contributions to the sociology of taste.
To illustrate the key theoretical and methodological orientations of the main forms of analysis in the sociology of taste, and subject these to critical reflection.
To demonstrate the social and political saliency of different types of sociology of taste.
To analyse the complex relationships that pertain between taste, culture, and social power.
To chart the main contours of changes in cultural tastes.
To discuss and evaluate differing forms of empirical evidence about cultural taste.
To situate one’s own tastes in light of the analyses considered in the course.

Contents: approaches to sociology of taste; taste and gender; national and cosmopolitan taste; taste, dress and fashion; taste, food and drink.

Method: seminars formed of lecture element, discussions, and student presentations

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

There is compulsory attendance at this seminar. Students are expected to read the prescribed texts, participate in seminar discussions and give a group presentation. A written assignment must be handed in.
Note: Attendance at the first meeting (15.6.) is compulsory. If you fail to turn up without a proper excuse, you will be de-registered from the course.
One essay must be handed in immediately after the course, based on assignment. The essay will be evaluated for both content and form (i.e. the quality, comprehension and conciseness of the argument, as well as references, style and clarity of writing).

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Important Grading Information:
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).
In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.
All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer apply
Students who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.
You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/.
In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To pass the course successfully, students must attend every class. Reading compulsory texts and active participation in class discussions is required. Immediately after the course, students will submit 1 written assignment. In the assignment, they will work with the compulsory texts and refer to them. The final grade will be based on active participation in class (20% of the grade), group presentation (20% of the grade) and the quality of the written assignment (60%).

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Stewart, S. 2013. A Sociology of Culture, Taste and Value. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Gronow, J. 1997. The Sociology of Taste. London: Routledge.
Berger, A. 2023. Taste: A Cultural Studies Analysis. Wilmington: Vernon Press.
In addition, material provided by the lecturer.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Die Lehrveranstaltung kann für jede Forschungsspezialisierung des Masterstudiums Soziologie herangezogen werden, sofern dies inhaltlich zu Ihrem Masterarbeitsvorhaben passt bzw. mit dem Betreuer oder der Betreuerin abgesprochen wurde.

Letzte Änderung: Do 22.02.2024 08:46