Aurélien Djakouane is a sociologist, lecturer at Paris Nanterre University and researcher at Sophiapol. His research focuses on transformations in cultural practices and artistic professions, the territorialization of cultural policies and the festivalization of culture. He has recently published: Festivals, territoire et société (with E. Négrier), Paris, Presses de Sciences Po/Deps-doc, 2021; Les danseurs de hip-hop : trajectoires, carrières et formations, (with L. Jésu), Pantin, CND, 2021.