Sébastien François
(c) Walter Skokanitsch
Sébastien François
Postdoctoral researcher in Media Studies and Media Sociology. Independent researcher affiliated to the Department EXPERICE (Paris 13 University). Substitute teacher in Social Sciences at the Lycée Français in Vienna.
Research interests
children's and young people’s cultural practices
juvenile (digital) writing practices
children’s and young people’s creative industries
working and design process in some media industries (mobile apps, animation)
fan practices, e.g. fanfictions
popular media
transmedia productions
Academic Career
From January 2019 #YouthMediaLife Seed Grantee
Oct 2018-Feb 2019 Substitute teacher in Social Sciences at the Lycée français in Vienna
Jan 2018-Sept 2018 Teacher on extended leave from the French Ministry of Education
Apr 2017-Dec 2017 Postdoctoral researcher for the collective project “Rethinking Mediations. How to Foster the Discovery and Appreciation of Cultural Goods and Practices, from Production to Reception?” (French Ministry of Culture and CIRCEFT-ESCOL, Paris 8 University)
Sep 2014 – Mar 2017 Postdoctoral researcher for the collective project CoCirPE: “Conception and Circulation of Cultural Goods Aimed at Children” (LabEx ICCA; EXPERICE, Paris 13 University; CERLIS, Paris Descartes University)
2013 Dr. Phil. (with distinction) in Sociology (TELECOM ParisTech, Paris)
Recent publications
- with Gilles Brougère (ed.). L’enfance en conception(s). Comment les industries culturelles s’adressent-elles aux enfants ? [Designing Childhood. How Do Cultural Industries Address Children?], Bruxelles, Peter Lang, 2018.
- "L’appel des applis. Logiques et lieux de l’adressage dans le domaine des applications mobiles pour enfants" ["The Appeal of Apps. Logics and Venues of Children Targeting in the Realm of Mobile Apps"]. In: Gilles Brougère & Sébastien François (ed.), op. cit., pp. 125-152, 2018.
- with Pascale Garnier. "Les enfants du dessin animé: genèse d’un programme télévisuel et incarnations du jeune public" ["The Children and the Cartoon. Genesis of a TV Show and Embodiment of Young Audiences"]. In: Gilles Brougère & Sébastien François, op. cit., pp. 99-124, 2018.
- with Claire Cornillon. "Transgresser ou renforcer les stéréotypes de genre? Les créations de fans aux prises avec leurs conventions dans le fandom de Supernatural" ["Debunking or Strengthening Gender Stereotypes? Fans' Creations and their Conventions within the Supernatural Fandom"]. In Mélanie Bourdaa & Arnaud Alessandrin (ed.), Fan & gender studies: la rencontre, Tétraèdre, pp. 83-99, 2017
- Fifty Shades of Potter. When Juvenile Literature Meets Fan Cultures. In: Sonja Loidl (ed.): Jugendliteratur im Kontext von Jugendkultur. Praesens Verlag, Vienna, pp. 135-159, 2016.