Maggie Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 5882748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maggie Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maggie |
| FAMILY NAME | Jones |
| SIGNATURE | JONES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Economics, McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7148-487X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enumerating Indigenous populations at the turn of the twentieth century
In 1901, the Canadian government published a summary of the Indigenous population resident within the boundaries of what would become present-day Canada. Until now, the census microdata underlying this summary has not been available to researchers. We use these newly available data from the enumerator manuscripts to provide a detailed, quantitative profile of Indigenous Peoples at this time, taking advantage of the fact that the 1901 census is th…
A Symbolic Production of Responsible Capitalism: The Case of Sustainable Palm Oil
This article examines so-called sustainable foods as a symbolic production of responsible capitalism. It focuses on the controversy surrounding the proposed taxation of palm oil in France between 2012 and 2016 (the “Nutella tax”). Initially introduced on political and public health grounds, the tax was gradually abandoned as a new narrative of “sustainable” palm oil took hold. Drawing on an analysis of parliamentary debates, communications from p…
Netflix Wanted to Hold a Festival, and the Film World Tore Itself Apart.” Independence and Struggles at the Boundaries of a Cultural Industry
In late 2021, the proposed programming of the Netflix Film Club—a festival showcasing Netflix original productions—in some of France’s most renowned arthouse cinemas, sparked fierce controversy. The polemic revealed a united front among film distribution players—from the most established to the most marginal—opposing the platform’s attempts to cross the threshold into movie theatres. The intensity of these reactions can be read as the expression …
Rock Against Communism in France (1984-2024): From Emergence to Marginalization: The Making of a Radical Musical Subculture
Rock Against Communism (RAC) emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s, combining a punk music sound, skinhead subculture, and neo-Nazi lyrics. RAC subsequently spread across Europe and later to the United States. This article examines the French RAC scene from 1984 to the present day. Based on a corpus of records, interviews, and fanzines, and using prosopography and content analysis (lyrics and iconography), it shows how, within just a fe…
Music and the Political Rights
Building on scholarship exploring the relationship between music and politics in the 20th century, this issue seeks to examine their transformations in the world today. The four articles presented here explore distinct national contexts, marked by hypercontemporary dynamics and events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump’s political rise, the war in Ukraine and broader mechanisms of influence and propaganda in a globalised world. They anal…
On the Political Interpretation of Classical Music in Current Russian Propaganda. The Case of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This article analyzes the role of classical music heritage in contemporary Russia. In the current context, art – and more specifically classical music – is called upon to fit into the paradigm of “traditional values” and to serve the objectives of those in power: on the one hand, to divert society from a critical understanding of sociopolitical issues; on the other, to foster a sense of national unity and patriotism. The instrumentalization of cl…
From Charity to Assistance Through Work: The Economic Policy of the Union des Femmes Artistes Musiciennes (Ufam), 1910–1945
This article examines, through the prism of political economy, the paradigm shift observed in the policy of the Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (UFAM—Union of Women Musicians-Artists) over the course of its first decades. Indeed, the debates and views expressed in the speeches of the UFAM’s all-women leadership—as recorded in the association’s annual reports—reflect various theses advanced by economists of the day, involving, for example: s…
“Music school is behind me”: A case of “failed” musical socialisation
This article proposes to study in depth the musical socialisation of a conservatory’s former student with a social profile that is not very well represented in this institution (working-class background from North African immigration). Structured as a sociological portrait, it retraces a path that starts out promising but ends with the student dropping out of the conservatory music curriculum. The analysis shows that the expected discipline (regu…
Listening to socialisation. Analysing the sociogenesis of musical practices
The notion of “socialisation” is firmly established in the theoretical landscape of the social sciences. Rooted in a long tradition of research, and particularly operative in French sociology, it refers to the process by which the social world (institutions, groups, etc.) forms and transforms individuals by instilling in them a number of dispositions, i.e. ways of thinking, believing, acting, etc. Research in this vein seeks to define the socioge…
“No longer alone”: The Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (Ufam), a laboratory for new forms of professional socialisation for women musicians in the early 20th century
In response to the economic and symbolic difficulties experienced by women musicians, the Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (UFAM), founded in 1910 by Lucy Tassart, set out to provide financial, medical and legal assistance to its members. This article examines the history of the early years of the UFAM in the light of the notion of socialization, understanding it as an instance of transformation of the uses and representations linked to the …
Musical Flops
An empty concert hall, with a handful of event organizers, friends and family as the only audience; awkward silence broken by the screech of feedback at the end of a song; a half-hearted smattering of applause; or, in the extreme, outright booing and rotten fruits and vegetables pelted at the musicians... A new album that barely makes a ripple; the let-down and commercial failure of a much-anticipated release that disappoints; record jackets that…
“The Orchestra, in its Sounds, Defies Virtue…”: The Role of the Erotic in the Works of Massenet
Massenet’s opera Esclarmonde, premiered in Paris during the 1889 Exposition Universelle, offers a particularly powerful case study for the ways in which a libretto articulating socially conservative structures meshes with, and enables, musically progressive expressivity. This essay analyses the opera from a perspective of feminist critique, centering on the title role and providing a close reading of both libretto and score as they play with the …
The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility
We construct a publicly available atlas of children's outcomes in adulthood by Census tract using anonymized longitudinal data covering nearly the entire U.S. population.For each tract, we estimate children's earnings distributions, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income, race, and gender.These estimates allow us to trace the roots of outcomes such as poverty and incarceration back to the neighborhoods in which ch…
Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective
We study the sources of racial disparities in income using anonymized longitudinal data covering nearly the entire U.S. population from 1989-2015. We document three results. First, black Americans and American Indians have much lower rates of upward mobility and higher rates of downward mobility than whites, leading to persistent disparities across generations. Conditional on parent income, the black-white income gap is driven by differences in w…
The orchestra conductor: From the authority figure to negotiated order in a vocational profession
In musical and social representations, the orchestra conductor is portrayed as a figure of autocratic power, one whose authority is recognized and accepted by all. In reality, however, this authority is a social construct which is created over the course of the rehearsals. Moreover, it is highly dependent on the type of legitimacy held by the conductor, i.e., contractual legitimacy, which remains minimal, or professional legitimacy, which is base…
“Ma chi è il Direttore?”: Conductor(s) in Federico Fellini’s Prova d’orchestra
In the year 1979, Federico Fellini’s film Prova d’orchestra came out both in cinemas and on television (it was originally made for the “small screen”). The film follows an Italian symphonic orchestra rehearsing under the direction of a foreign guest conductor who can only find fault with everything around him. The rehearsal is being recorded for television and interrupted by interviews, which only adds to the mounting tension and escalating power…
Beating time, gesticulating and dancing: The role of the choir director in the Bapresca choirs in Cameroon
This article examines how Western-style choir conducting was introduced in Cameroon by the Basel Mission. In analyzing different conducting techniques within a Presbyterian choir organisation in southwest Cameroon, we observe a new take on the function of the choir director, modelled after several aspects of the precolonial musical culture. Moreover, it becomes apparent that the missionaries introduced the role of the choir director only summaril…
“As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”: The exercise of power in music groups: a psychosocial approach
Since the eighteenth century, the role of the orchestra conductor has continuously evolved in step with changes in the social world. But the authority figure the conductor has represented since the historic greats remains deeply engraved in our collective imagination, at the risk of ordaining the conductor an ideal type figure—or sole figure of musical authority—and eclipsing the complexity and diversity of forms of power that exist in music grou…
Brothers 'Til Death: The Civil War Letters of William, Thomas, and Maggie Jones, 1861-1865
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Brothers 'Til Death: The Civil War Letters of William, Thomas, and Maggie Jones, 1861-1865
The orchestra conductor: From the authority figure to negotiated order in a vocational profession
In musical and social representations, the orchestra conductor is portrayed as a figure of autocratic power, one whose authority is recognized and accepted by all. In reality, however, this authority is a social construct which is created over the course of the rehearsals. Moreover, it is highly dependent on the type of legitimacy held by the conductor, i.e., contractual legitimacy, which remains minimal, or professional legitimacy, which is base…
“Ma chi è il Direttore?”: Conductor(s) in Federico Fellini’s Prova d’orchestra
In the year 1979, Federico Fellini’s film Prova d’orchestra came out both in cinemas and on television (it was originally made for the “small screen”). The film follows an Italian symphonic orchestra rehearsing under the direction of a foreign guest conductor who can only find fault with everything around him. The rehearsal is being recorded for television and interrupted by interviews, which only adds to the mounting tension and escalating power…
Beating time, gesticulating and dancing: The role of the choir director in the Bapresca choirs in Cameroon
This article examines how Western-style choir conducting was introduced in Cameroon by the Basel Mission. In analyzing different conducting techniques within a Presbyterian choir organisation in southwest Cameroon, we observe a new take on the function of the choir director, modelled after several aspects of the precolonial musical culture. Moreover, it becomes apparent that the missionaries introduced the role of the choir director only summaril…
“As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”: The exercise of power in music groups: a psychosocial approach
Since the eighteenth century, the role of the orchestra conductor has continuously evolved in step with changes in the social world. But the authority figure the conductor has represented since the historic greats remains deeply engraved in our collective imagination, at the risk of ordaining the conductor an ideal type figure—or sole figure of musical authority—and eclipsing the complexity and diversity of forms of power that exist in music grou…
The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Social Mobility
We construct a publicly available atlas of children's outcomes in adulthood by Census tract using anonymized longitudinal data covering nearly the entire U.S. population.For each tract, we estimate children's earnings distributions, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income, race, and gender.These estimates allow us to trace the roots of outcomes such as poverty and incarceration back to the neighborhoods in which ch…
Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective
We study the sources of racial disparities in income using anonymized longitudinal data covering nearly the entire U.S. population from 1989-2015. We document three results. First, black Americans and American Indians have much lower rates of upward mobility and higher rates of downward mobility than whites, leading to persistent disparities across generations. Conditional on parent income, the black-white income gap is driven by differences in w…
“The Orchestra, in its Sounds, Defies Virtue…”: The Role of the Erotic in the Works of Massenet
Massenet’s opera Esclarmonde, premiered in Paris during the 1889 Exposition Universelle, offers a particularly powerful case study for the ways in which a libretto articulating socially conservative structures meshes with, and enables, musically progressive expressivity. This essay analyses the opera from a perspective of feminist critique, centering on the title role and providing a close reading of both libretto and score as they play with the …
Musical Flops
An empty concert hall, with a handful of event organizers, friends and family as the only audience; awkward silence broken by the screech of feedback at the end of a song; a half-hearted smattering of applause; or, in the extreme, outright booing and rotten fruits and vegetables pelted at the musicians... A new album that barely makes a ripple; the let-down and commercial failure of a much-anticipated release that disappoints; record jackets that…
“Music school is behind me”: A case of “failed” musical socialisation
This article proposes to study in depth the musical socialisation of a conservatory’s former student with a social profile that is not very well represented in this institution (working-class background from North African immigration). Structured as a sociological portrait, it retraces a path that starts out promising but ends with the student dropping out of the conservatory music curriculum. The analysis shows that the expected discipline (regu…
Listening to socialisation. Analysing the sociogenesis of musical practices
The notion of “socialisation” is firmly established in the theoretical landscape of the social sciences. Rooted in a long tradition of research, and particularly operative in French sociology, it refers to the process by which the social world (institutions, groups, etc.) forms and transforms individuals by instilling in them a number of dispositions, i.e. ways of thinking, believing, acting, etc. Research in this vein seeks to define the socioge…
“No longer alone”: The Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (Ufam), a laboratory for new forms of professional socialisation for women musicians in the early 20th century
In response to the economic and symbolic difficulties experienced by women musicians, the Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (UFAM), founded in 1910 by Lucy Tassart, set out to provide financial, medical and legal assistance to its members. This article examines the history of the early years of the UFAM in the light of the notion of socialization, understanding it as an instance of transformation of the uses and representations linked to the …
Netflix Wanted to Hold a Festival, and the Film World Tore Itself Apart.” Independence and Struggles at the Boundaries of a Cultural Industry
In late 2021, the proposed programming of the Netflix Film Club—a festival showcasing Netflix original productions—in some of France’s most renowned arthouse cinemas, sparked fierce controversy. The polemic revealed a united front among film distribution players—from the most established to the most marginal—opposing the platform’s attempts to cross the threshold into movie theatres. The intensity of these reactions can be read as the expression …
Rock Against Communism in France (1984-2024): From Emergence to Marginalization: The Making of a Radical Musical Subculture
Rock Against Communism (RAC) emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s, combining a punk music sound, skinhead subculture, and neo-Nazi lyrics. RAC subsequently spread across Europe and later to the United States. This article examines the French RAC scene from 1984 to the present day. Based on a corpus of records, interviews, and fanzines, and using prosopography and content analysis (lyrics and iconography), it shows how, within just a fe…
Music and the Political Rights
Building on scholarship exploring the relationship between music and politics in the 20th century, this issue seeks to examine their transformations in the world today. The four articles presented here explore distinct national contexts, marked by hypercontemporary dynamics and events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump’s political rise, the war in Ukraine and broader mechanisms of influence and propaganda in a globalised world. They anal…
On the Political Interpretation of Classical Music in Current Russian Propaganda. The Case of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This article analyzes the role of classical music heritage in contemporary Russia. In the current context, art – and more specifically classical music – is called upon to fit into the paradigm of “traditional values” and to serve the objectives of those in power: on the one hand, to divert society from a critical understanding of sociopolitical issues; on the other, to foster a sense of national unity and patriotism. The instrumentalization of cl…
From Charity to Assistance Through Work: The Economic Policy of the Union des Femmes Artistes Musiciennes (Ufam), 1910–1945
This article examines, through the prism of political economy, the paradigm shift observed in the policy of the Union des femmes artistes musiciennes (UFAM—Union of Women Musicians-Artists) over the course of its first decades. Indeed, the debates and views expressed in the speeches of the UFAM’s all-women leadership—as recorded in the association’s annual reports—reflect various theses advanced by economists of the day, involving, for example: s…
Enumerating Indigenous populations at the turn of the twentieth century
In 1901, the Canadian government published a summary of the Indigenous population resident within the boundaries of what would become present-day Canada. Until now, the census microdata underlying this summary has not been available to researchers. We use these newly available data from the enumerator manuscripts to provide a detailed, quantitative profile of Indigenous Peoples at this time, taking advantage of the fact that the 1901 census is th…
A Symbolic Production of Responsible Capitalism: The Case of Sustainable Palm Oil
This article examines so-called sustainable foods as a symbolic production of responsible capitalism. It focuses on the controversy surrounding the proposed taxation of palm oil in France between 2012 and 2016 (the “Nutella tax”). Initially introduced on political and public health grounds, the tax was gradually abandoned as a new narrative of “sustainable” palm oil took hold. Drawing on an analysis of parliamentary debates, communications from p…
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