Sociology about Art: An Introduction to How Sociologists Study the Arts

Organized around three main schools of thought - critical sociology, symbolic interactionism and social systems theory - Sociology About Art serves as an introduction to and a self-reflective discussion about how sociologists study the Arts.

Sara Malou Strandvad is Lead of libraries, culture houses and citizen service in Odsherred municipality, Denmark, and previously worked at University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen is Assistant Professor of Arts Sociology and Arts Policy at the University of Groningen and the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Manuel Reyes is a junior lecturer at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the translator and editor of L.J. Müller’s Sound and Sexism.