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Marta Herrero Dr Marta Herrero
Qualifications & background
PhD University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland MA Women's Studies, Lancaster University, UK BA (Hons) University of Barcelona, Spain Roles on external bodies
President of the International Sociological Association' Sociology of the Arts Research Committee (2010-14) Vice-President of the International Sociological Association's Sociology of the Arts Research Committee (2006-10) Associate Member of the Bauman Institute, University of Leeds Teaching interests
I have designed and teach modules on Social Theory at undergraduate level, stage 2 and 3, and at postgraduate level, Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences, MSc Social Research. I teach a stage 2 module on Culture and Social Identity, and a third year option on Art and Society. I also contribute to modules on Gender, Globalisation, and to a range of stage 1 modules, Sociological Imaginations, Key Concepts and Skills for Sociology and Introduction to the Social Sciences. I have supervised undergraduate dissertations on a wide range of topics: health, student politics, popular culture, consumption, and advertising. I have supervised PhDs on environmental behaviour and art practice, and cultural policy and artistic careers (AHRC funded) I am available for undergraduate and postgraduate supervision and have a special interest in the following topics: Social Theory Prosocial Behavior Creative Industries and Gender Inequality Globalization Economic Sociology Sociology of Culture Sociology of Art Research interests I am currently conducting research in the following projects: -Organizational structures and prosocial behavior I am currently conducting research on how organizational styles of leadership and management impact prosocial behavior with a focus on giving time (volunteering) and giving money (philanthropy). The cultural industries A consultancy project funded by the Yorkshire Air Museum is the basis of a study on leadership and its impact on volunteering. Other partners linked to this project are the National Railway Museum and the York Museums Trust. Higher Education My research on philanthropy focuses on the Higher Education sector, with a comparison between old and new universities. It looks at the importance of integration, solidarity and emotional bonding in encouraging and increasing existing levels of prosociality, and the effects these have on the reformulation of managerial practices and leadership styles. -Leadership, gender and organizational cultures Globalization and gendered leadership: UK and Hong Kong I am the Principal Investigator in a British Academy funded project (2011-13) on the gender dynamics of the organizational cultures of art businesses in Hong Kong and the UK. Dr. Ling-Yun Tang, from the University of Hong Kong is co-investigator in this project. Publications
Books Herrero, M and Inglis, D. (eds.) 2008 Art and Aesthetics: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, 4 volumes. London: Routledge. 2007. Irish Intellectuals and Aesthetics: The Making of a Modern Art Collection. Dublin, Oregon : Irish Academic Press. Guest journal editor Forthcoming. Special issue on Sociology and Art Markets, European Societies Articles Forthcoming. 'Sociology and Art Markets', European Societies, special issue on Sociology and Art Markets.
2011. 'Selling National Value in the Global Market: The London and Dublin Auction Market for Irish Art', Cultural Sociology, 5(1): 139-53. 2010. 'Auctions, Rituals and Emotions in the Art Market', Thesis Eleven, 103(1): 97-107. 2010. 'Performing Calculation in the Art Market', Journal of Cultural Economy, 3(1)19-34. 2009. 'Art Markets, Sociology and the Emotional Art Object', Sociology Compass, 3(6):911-19. 2005. 'Encounters with Postmodern Art: Zygmunt Bauman, Sociology and Art', Irish Journal of Sociology, 14(1): 131-40. Book chapters Herrero, M. and Inglis, D. 2008. 'Art, Aesthetics and Social Scientific Imaginaries' in Herrero, M. and Inglis, D. (eds.) Art and Aesthetics: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, 4 vols, pp. 1-20. London: Routledge. 2008. 'Towards a Sociology of Art Collections: Modernity, Intellectuals and Art Collections' in Herrero, M. and Inglis, D. (eds.) Art and Aesthetics: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, 4 vols, pp. 120-35. London: Routledge.2003. 'Modern Art in Ireland: Negotiating Modernity and Postmodernity' in Lorente, J. P. (ed) Museologia Critica y Arte Contemporaneo, pp. 261-73. Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. Published in Spanish as: 'El arte moderno en Irlanda: La negociacion de la modernidad y la posmodernidad'. Book reviews Forthcoming, 'Noel Packard, 2009. Sociology of Memory: Papers from the Spectrum', Sociology 2010. 'Janet Wolff, 2008. The Aesthetics of Uncertainty', British Journal of Sociology, 61(2): 400-02. 2007. 'Kylie Message, 2006. New Museums and the Making of Culture', Museum and Society, 5(3): 188-90. 2005. 'Jeremy Tanner. 2003. The Sociology of Art: A Reader', European Societies, 7(3): 493-500. Reports & invited lectures |
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