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The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Lecture 16 Jan 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Introduction: What sociology, economics, history and law have taught me about the arts.… Lecture 23 Jan 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger What is art for? Functions, utilities, values. Lecture 30 Jan 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger The arts and their markets Lecture 6 Feb 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Professions, jobs, remuneration.… Lecture 13 Feb 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Artistic work as the subject of a contract Lecture 20 Feb 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Is there a science of artworks? Ambitions and limits of the social sciences Symposium 23 Mar 2026 09:00 to 18:00 Pierre-Michel Menger The arts and the social sciences - Theory and case studies Guest lecturer 15 Apr 2026 14:00 to 15:00 Jens Beckert How We Sold Our Future. The Failure to Fight Climate Change Closing lecture 10 Jun 2026 18:00 to 19:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Closing lecture Next 13 series Filters Event type Event type (-) Lecture (13) Seminar (1) Symposium (17) Opening lecture (1) Closing lecture (1) Special events (1) Academic year Academic year 2025 - 2026 (1) 2024 - 2025 (1) 2023 - 2024 (1) 2022 - 2023 (1) 2021 - 2022 (1) 2020 - 2021 (1) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (1) 2017 - 2018 (1) 2016 - 2017 (1) 2015 - 2016 (1) 2014 - 2015 (1) 2013 - 2014 (1) Active filters Lecture 2025 - 2026 Lecture The arts and the social sciences - Theory and case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026 2024 - 2025 Lecture Educational issues (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 2023 - 2024 Lecture Education issues Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Mar 2024 → 05 Apr 2024 01 Mar 2024 → 05 Apr 2024 2022 - 2023 Lecture Merit and " meritocracy " (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 2021 - 2022 Lecture Merit and " meritocracy ". Motivating equality or inequality ? Pierre-Michel Menger 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022 2020 - 2021 Lecture How to complete a work Work and the creative process (continued) - Case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021 2019 - 2020 Lecture No lectures this year Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2019 2018 - 2019 Lecture How to complete a work Work and the creative process Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019 2017 - 2018 Lecture What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018 2016 - 2017 Lecture What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities Pierre-Michel Menger 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017 2015 - 2016 Lecture Knowledge production (continued). Careers, disciplines and organizations Pierre-Michel Menger 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016 2014 - 2015 Lecture The production of knowledge. Careers and competitions in teaching and research Pierre-Michel Menger 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 2013 - 2014 Lecture Work, its value and evaluation Pierre-Michel Menger 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014
Lecture 16 Jan 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Introduction: What sociology, economics, history and law have taught me about the arts.…
Lecture 23 Jan 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger What is art for? Functions, utilities, values.
Lecture 20 Feb 2026 10:00 to 12:00 Pierre-Michel Menger Is there a science of artworks? Ambitions and limits of the social sciences
Symposium 23 Mar 2026 09:00 to 18:00 Pierre-Michel Menger The arts and the social sciences - Theory and case studies
Guest lecturer 15 Apr 2026 14:00 to 15:00 Jens Beckert How We Sold Our Future. The Failure to Fight Climate Change
Lecture The arts and the social sciences - Theory and case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Lecture Educational issues (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024
Lecture Merit and " meritocracy " (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023
Lecture Merit and " meritocracy ". Motivating equality or inequality ? Pierre-Michel Menger 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022
Lecture How to complete a work Work and the creative process (continued) - Case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021
Lecture How to complete a work Work and the creative process Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019
Lecture What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018
Lecture What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities Pierre-Michel Menger 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017
Lecture Knowledge production (continued). Careers, disciplines and organizations Pierre-Michel Menger 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016
Lecture The production of knowledge. Careers and competitions in teaching and research Pierre-Michel Menger 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015
Lecture Work, its value and evaluation Pierre-Michel Menger 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014
