CEPEL

Aurélien DJAKOUANE

Career History

  • Visiting Researcher at CEPEL (2020–2021)
  • Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Paris Nanterre (since 2015)
  • Member of Sophiapol (EA3932) since 2015
  • Elected member of the board of the Société d’Ethnologie Française (since 2015)

Degrees

  • PhD in Sociology PhD EHESS

Coordination of or participation in research projects

  • SoFEST!, a national study on the social and territorial impact of festivals, coordinated with E. Négrier (2019–2021)
  • Culture Put to the Test by Festivals: A Study on the Evolution of Festival Practices in France (DEPS – Ministry of Culture), coordinator (2021–2022).
  • CaPri, Cancer Research in Prisons (Ministry of Justice), lead researcher for the quantitative component (2020–2022)
  • Hip-Hop Dancers: A National Study on the Pathways, Careers, and Professional Training Opportunities of Hip-Hop Dancers (Ministry of Culture), with L. Jésu and R. Shapiro (2017–2021)
  • Social and Cultural Practices of Students at Agricultural High Schools in France (Ministry of Agriculture), coordinated with Ph. Sahuc (2018–2020)
  • FESTUDY, a comparative study of festivals in Europe, responsible for the French survey (2012–2013)

Administrative responsibilities, research, and outreach

  • Co-director of the “Cultural Project Management” track in the Master’s program in Sociology at the University of Paris Nanterre (since 2016).
  • Co-director (and co-founder) of the “Arts, Cultures, and Politics” series at Presses Universitaires de Paris Nanterre: https://presses.parisnanterre.fr/?page_id=3626
  • Editor-in-Chief of thejournal *Terrains/Théories*(since 2015): https://teth.revues.org/

Joint supervision of theses:

  • Martine Bourrand,The Audiences of Bullfighting. Co-supervised by Pascal Vallet, EOS Doctoral School, Paris Nanterre University, 2020–2023.

Courses:

  • Sociology of Culture, Master’s 1, University of Paris Nanterre
  • Sociology of Cultural Institutions and Festivals, Master’s Degree (M2), Paris Nanterre University
  • Statistical Analysis of the Survey, M2, Paris Nanterre University
  • Research Methodology in the Social Sciences, Master’s Degree, University of Paris Nanterre
  • Introduction to Sociology, Freshman Year, Paris Nanterre University
  • Mixed-methods research, doctoral seminar, Paris Nanterre University

Interactions with the environment

  • A sociologist who is regularly invited to speak at conferences and professional training sessions
  • A regular speaker on the following topics: cultural practices, cultural policy, arts education, dance, festivals, music, and theater

The 5 most representative articles

  • “At the Heart of the Social and Cultural Practices of Agricultural Education Students” (edited with Ph. Sahuc),RevueChamps Culturels, co-published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Culture, No. 30, April 2020.
  • “The Reception of Live Performance” (edited with G. Segré),RevueTerrains/Théories, No. 7, December 2017 (http://journals.openedition.org/teth/970).
  • “Global Mergers, Local Outpourings: Festivals and Globalization” (with E. Négrier), in Hermès, “As Many Musics, As Many Worlds,” 2020/1 (No. 86), pp. 51–58.
  • “The Festival as Celebration: A Celebration in Itself or a Celebration for Oneself? The Case of the Eurockéennes de Belfort,” in Socio-Anthropologie, “Éclats de fête,” No. 38 – New Series, December 2018, pp. 31–48 (print and online journal: https://journals.openedition.org/socio-anthropologie/3457).
  • “The Impact of Social Interactions on Music Listening: The Case of the Eurockéennes de Belfort,”in *Culture & Musée*, “Listening to Music Together,” no. 25, 2015, pp. 23–41.