Paper presented at the 6th Conference on Cultural and Creative Industries
Paper presented by A. Piliousis and A. Baltzis “Measuring precarious work in the CCIs” at the 6th Conference on Cultural and Creative Industries, December 6-7, 2024
Prousali, E. (Ed.). (2023). Performing Arts in the 21st century. Contemporary Practices and New Perspectives. Athens: Eurasia Publications.
Prousali, E. (Ed.). (2023). Performing Arts in the 21st century. Contemporary Practices and New Perspectives. Athens: Eurasia Publications. In the 21st century, it is now obvious that the aesthetic drama is inextricably interwoven with the social drama, as R. Schechner analytically suggested in his famous “Infinite Loop.” Schechner’s scheme captures the direct interaction of art …
Special Session at the 9th Conference of the Hellenic Sociological Society (HSS)
Creative/cultural sectors are often dominated by working arrangements, learning practises and access mechanisms to professions that do not conform to typical notions of professionalisation and formal dependent work. Conditions in the cultural/creative sectors often reinforce the image of fluid occupational categories and volatile work/professional identities. These include the lack of a regulatory framework for access to the professions, the existence of informal learning pathways, the -simultaneous or successive- multiple job holding with very different working arrangements and the significantly high rates of invisible/unpaid labour.
Paper presented at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA)
Paper presented by C. Karakioulafi, S. Theodosiou and C. Kokkinou: “Facing multiple crisis: Employment precarity and coping strategies of Performing Arts and Entertainment professionals in Greece” at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Porto, August 27-30, 2024
Paper presented at the 2nd Summer Festival of the International Research Collective for Popular Music in Greece
Paper presented by Alexandros Baltzis: “Musical Labour: Methodological issues in surveys using quantitative data” at the 2nd Summer Festival of the International Research Collective, July 12-13, 2024
Gavroglou, K., Stratis, K., & Polymeneas-Liontiris, T. (2024). Education in the field of performing arts: A proposal for a progressive reform. ΕΝΑ/ Institute of Alternative Policies & think bee.
Gavroglou, K., Stratis, K., & Polymeneas-Liontiris, T. (2024). Education in the field of performing arts: A proposal for a progressive reform. ΕΝΑ/ Institute of Alternative Policies & think bee. Despite the steps taken, artistic education in the Performing Arts (Theatre, Dance, Music) within Higher/ Tertiary Education, is a field that remains unregulated in the country’s …
Panel at the 2nd International Conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists Greece (SKAE)
Work in CCI is characterised by excessive flexibility, as self-employment, freelancing, part
time work, intermittent work, intentional or enforced multi-employment (in other
artistic/creative or non-artistic activities) are the dominant forms of its organisation.
International Federation of Actors/ Richard, C. (2024). Working Conditions of Circus Artists. FIA.
International Federation of Actors/ Richard, C. (2024). Working Conditions of Circus Artists. FIA. At its 21st Congress held in 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the International Federation of Actors adopted Motion 11 on Circus Artists. Through this motion, the Federation committed to conducting an international survey of its affiliates to collect data on the working conditions …
FIA Global Survey on Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Performers
FIA Global Survey on Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Performers Established in 2011, the FIA Rainbow group – former FIA LGBTQ+ working group – aims to raise awareness of and combat the discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ performers in order to ensure a more inclusive and equitable working environment for all performers, regardless of their sexual …
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ILO (2023). The Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment Sector. Report for the Technical Meeting on the Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment sector.
ILO (2023). The Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment Sector. Report for the Technical Meeting on the Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment sector. The arts and entertainment sector has both cultural and economic dimensions. It creates experiences, rather than just goods. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged discussion of the …