Publications
Monograph | 2026, in press
Soro, Tommie. Discourse and Hierarchy in the Artworld: How Communication Constructs Reputation in Cultural Fields. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN: 978-1-3503-4821-9
Journal article | 2023
Soro, Tommie. “How Online Discourse Networks Fields of Practice: The Discursive Negotiation of Autonomy on Art Organisation About Pages.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10 (1): 298. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01748-1
Journal article | 2021
Soro, Tommie. “How Symbolic Value Is Constructed through Utterances: Discursive Power and Performances of Reputation in the Field of Online Art Magazines.” Poetics 89: 101572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2021.101572
Journal article | 2019
Soro, Tommie, Tim Stott, and Brendan K. O’Rourke. “The Rules of the Game: Discursive Norms and Limits in the Field of Online Art Magazines.” Social Semiotics 31 (2): 324–344. https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2019.1637997
Conference Papers, Seminars and Invited Talks
Conference paper | 2026
Soc&Pol PGR Community Research Day, University of Galway, Ireland.
Seminar | 2026
Conversations in Creativity Seminar, University of Galway, Ireland.
Conference paper | 2025
European Sociological Association Research Network Sociology of the Arts Conference, Spain.
Invited talk | 2025
Earth Rising, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland.
Conference paper | 2024
16th European Sociological Association Conference, Portugal.
Conference presentation | 2024
“Art Reviewer.” NATO Wargaming Week, King’s College London, United Kingdom.
Conference paper | 2020
“Discursive Power and Discursive Markets.” DiscourseNet 24, Université Saint-Louis, Brussels, Belgium.
Seminar | 2019
“Reputational Discourse in the Artworld.” University of the Arts, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Conference paper | 2018
“Discursive Norms in the Artworld’s Reputational Economy.” European Artistic Research Network Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Conference paper | 2018
“The Discursive Construction of Artists.” Giessen Graduate Center Annual Conference, University of Giessen, Germany.
Conference paper | 2018
“A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of Artists’ Reputation.” 20th International Conference of Contemporary Art Theory and History, Venice, Italy.
Panel discussion | 2017
“Reputational Discourse in the Field of Contemporary Art.” Research Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
Research seminar | 2017
“Reputational Discourse in Online Artworlds.” Discourse Analysis Group, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
Research Activities
Peer reviewer | 2026–present
Corpus Pragmatics, Springer Nature.
Management team member | 2026
Executive Management Team, Institute for Creativity, University of Galway.
Programme and organising committee member | 2026
Society for Artistic Research International Conference 2026, University of Galway.
Seminar series organiser | 2026
Conversations in Creativity, Institute for Creativity, University of Galway.
Conference organiser | 2025
Artworld Reputation in the Digital Age, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin.
Peer reviewer | 2019–present
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Springer Nature.
Researcher and project designer | 2022
Revolve Circular Campsite, Fleadh Cheoil 2022, Native Events.
Researcher and consultant | 2022
Environmental Sustainability Plan for the Arts Council of Ireland, Native Events.
Researcher and consultant | 2022
Environmental Sustainability Strategy for Create, Native Events.
Secondment | 2019
Real Smart Cities: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange, University of the Arts, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Session chair | 2018
20th International Conference of Contemporary Art Theory and History, Venice, Italy.
Funding and Awards
Research grant | 2026
Enterprise Ireland ERC Proposal Preparation Support Grant — €8,000.
Postdoctoral fellowship | 2023–2025
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship, Irish Research Council — €100,000.
Award | 2022
Seal of Excellence, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship application — evaluation score: 91.
Doctoral fellowship | 2015–2019
Fiosraigh Dean of Graduate Students Award, Technological University Dublin — €72,000.
Research and travel grant | 2018
Real Smart Cities: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange — €2,500.
Best Presentation Award | 2018
International Conference of Contemporary Art Theory and History.
Research and travel grant | 2017
Dublin Institute of Technology — €1,500.
Best Use of New Media Award | 2012
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Contact
tommiesoro@gmail.com