Academic Profile
Christian Morgner
Vita
Christian Morgner is a visiting scholar in the Department of Sociology. He studied sociology in Germany and the United Kingdom and graduated in 2003 with a dissertation about the semantic development of trust and distrust. From 2004-2007, Christian Morgner was a PhD student at the Graduate School ‘Transnational Media Events’. His PhD thesis focused on the development of a theory of world media events. Since 2007, he has been working on a project about art and world society, and joined the sociological department of the University of Lucerne (CH), in 2009. In addition, he is a member of the advisory board of the Korean Art Journal NOON: Journal for Contemporary Art and Visual Culture.
Current Research
Christian Morgner’s most recent research, ‘the art and word society’ analyses globalisation trends in the art world. This project deals with a neglected subject in world society and globalisation studies, that of the arts. Since there is hardly any sound research or hard data available, a strong empirical focus seemed to be necessary when the project was initiated. The author conducted intense ethnographic research in London’s art districts and gallery scene, collected a large amount of statistical data, and interviewed leading art experts and curators of large-scale exhibitions such as the Documenta, Gwangju Biennale, Sao Paulo Biennale, and Biennale of Istanbul (others will follow). The attempt of the project is thereby to identify the structures that cause and contribute to the world formation of the art world and to develop theoretical concepts through which we can describe those global developments and processes.
Research Interests
Theory of Society, Media Theory, Political Sociology, Globalization and Sociology of Art
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- Position: Visiting Scholar
- E-mail: cm567@cam.ac.uk
- Tel: 01223 (3)34520
- Address: Department of Sociology, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RQ
- Website: Sociology