Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information

James Ennis

jennis@tufts.edu

Assoc Prof Sociology

P: (617) 627-2473

Address:

Eaton 112
Tufts U

Medford, MA 02155

Associated Departments:

Sociology

Opportunity:
	Art worlds and social networks
Summary:
	Models of networks and maps of social fields together reveal social structures in art worlds. Central questions include: • how social network position facilitates or inhibits creativity • how musical alliances define subgroups and conflict, and shift over time • how musicians’ careers are shaped by their network position and trajectory • how different kinds of musicians occupy different positions in the social field.
Contact Via:
	E-mail
What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?
	summer 2009
Prerequisities for students?
	background in sociology; knowledge of arts preferable. Willingness to learn tools of social network modeling.
Responsibilities for students?
	Independent data collection, analysis, writing.