Books & ideas

Pornography Under the Lens

Béatrice Damian-Gaillard — 2017-05-01T07:00:00Z

Alongside the usual reductive condemnations, studies on pornography have increased in the academic world. Florian Vörös examines the field's key texts, which reveal the diversity of productions and uses of pornography and analyse the emotional experiences pornography awakens as well as the hierarchies it shapes and recreates.

Creativity, Reason and Uncertainty

Nathalie Heinich — 2014-02-24T08:37:11Z

How can art, creativity and genius be subject to sociological and economic analysis? According to Pierre-Michel Menger, their rational status can be based on the idea of uncertainty. In Nathalie Heinich's view, although Menger's project has both theoretical density and captivating reflections on artistic life, it sometimes fails to get very deeply into the subject, because it does not pay enough attention to the point of view of the actors, especially when it comes to the issue of recognition.

Creativity as Labour

Pierre-Michel Menger — 2014-02-24T08:30:00Z

Pierre-Michel Menger presents the central argument of his book on creative work, in response to Nathalie Heinich's questions and objections. His primary concern is to think about artistic creation as labour, and to subject it to the same sort of sociological and economic analyses as any other kind of labour.