Pathways to Aesthetic Education in a World of Profitability

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ID12476543
AutoresMajsa Allelin (0000-0003-2500-8976, Södertörn University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume30
Fascículo5
Páginas490-510
Data de publicação2022-03-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoYoung (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1103-3088 • E-ISSN: 1741-3222
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/11033088221086082
OpenAlexW4220961529
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas30

The cultural sector has become an important part of the ‘new economy’ and has affected artistic practices as well as the road to becoming an artist. By discussing two female students’ paths to aesthetic education, the article sheds light on some of the sociopolitical and economic conditions that students in transition between elementary and upper secondary school in Sweden encounter when entering aesthetic education with musical aspirations. The results give insight into the ways in which young people reason when entering a precarious sector that demands a high amount of personal investment and planning. It also shows the ways in which social class still plays a pivotal role in the choice of and reflection on educational goals. Further, the article discusses how creative desires can transcend the economic instrumental expectations that surround the world in which the students live. Thus, it provides a contemporary understanding of how young people navigate a world of profitability

Aesthetics · Art · Business · Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Investment (military · Musical · Political science · Profitability index · Public relations · Sociology · Visual arts · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Music Education Insights · Social and Cultural Dynamics