Abstract: 1) Analysis and interpretation of the local and international dynamics of cultural organisations and art markets, the volatility of public and private funding. 2) An understanding of the recognition of artistic work, the intrinsic and social nature of the work of art, the relationship between the arts and the creative economy and policies in relation to the so-called “creative agenda”. 3) Mapping diversified and renewed forms of participation by target audiences, as well as the impact of art on social cohesion, social conflict and identity construction. 4) Exploring the relationship between art and everyday life, the power relations that shape artistic fields, the role of art as a vehicle for social inclusion – including the new and fruitful research areas of popular music, museification and heritage, and their intersections with a whole range of new theoretical perspectives such as gender studies or queer studies.

Timetable: 2018-2019.