DEMORY Matthieu
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With a doctorate in sociology, I teach both theoretical and methodological courses in the social sciences. I also conduct research in the fields of education and culture, particularly digital, in close collaboration with regional players (educational, cultural and voluntary institutions).
Functions
Doctor in Sociology, Aix-Marseille University, MESOPOLHIS, CNRS, Science Po Aix
Research project manager, pilot team E-CitéAmpiric, (2025)
Postdoctoral researcher atObservatory of cultural audiences and practices (2024)
Temporary Teaching and Research Associate, Aix-Marseille University, Department of Sociology (2021-2023)
Trainer atMediterranean Institute for Training, Research and Social Intervention (2020-2024)
Doctoral student representative on the board of the Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Sociologie (2019-2021)
Doctoral student (Région Sud contract), Aix-Marseille University, MESOPOLHIS, CNRS, Science Po Aix (2018-2021)
Academic work
Third places in the Aix-Marseille area: social configurations, audiences, non-publics and practices (2024-2025)
Research as part of the PubLiCS programme (A*Midex funding), supported by theObservatory of cultural audiences and practices
Summary: The primary objective of this action-research project is not to set up a survey 'about' but 'with' the region's third places, as part of a process of co-construction and knowledge transfer (from research to civil society and from civil society to research). The research is built around three axes: analysis of the ecosystem by mapping the players, typification of the third places by immersion in a selection of establishments and examination of the public and non-public by carrying out questionnaires in and around the third places.
Cultural practices of Aix-Marseille University students (2023-2024)
Research supported by theObservatory of cultural audiences and practicesin partnership with AMU's cultural and documentation services and the Antoine Vitez theatre.
Summary:A comprehensive, detailed survey, inside and outside the institution, taking account of outings as well as amateur practices, and integrating dimensions relating to digital culture and scientific culture, as part of an open science and data-sharing approach. The survey is divided into two phases: the first qualitative, with exploratory interviews and a survey of national surveys, and the second quantitative, with a questionnaire sent to a representative sample of students at Aix-Marseille University.
Interactive and immersive digital arts. A sociological approach to the updating of receptive experiences. The case of the Biennial of Digital Imaginations (2022-2023)
Research associated withObservatory of cultural audiences and practices (AMU-MESRI).
Summary : Largely inspired by the work of Jean-Claude Passeron and Emmanuel Pedler in The time given to paintings (1991), this research proposes to study the audiences for interactive and immersive digital arts, and the different forms that their receptive experiences can take. Based on a quantified ethnography of visits to the Biennial of Digital Imaginations taking place in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille from November 2022 to January 2023, the scientific approach aims to combine analyses of works, audiences and receptions, in order to examine the way in which audiences and receptive experiences are or are not updated in the context of digital arts exhibitions.
Doctoral thesis (2018-2022)
Title of thesis : The democratisation of digital culture. The worlds of digital mediation and social inclusion (under the direction of Sylvia GirelUniversity Professor)
Summary : Based on the observation of digital inequalities, their close relationship with social inequalities, and the contemporary need to support citizens in appropriating the uses of digital tools, this thesis aims to understand and analyse the institution represented by digital mediation. Its main objective, digital inclusion, leads us to consider it as an inclusive pedagogical relationship aimed at regulating digital inequalities. If digital mediation's mission is to regulate these inequalities, if it takes place within a pedagogical relationship that socialises individuals, and if digital inequalities are strongly correlated with social inequalities, then digital mediation would be capable of social inclusion, of not just socialising digital tools but socialising them altogether.
2020-2022 Researcher associated with the DAFIP (Délégation Académique à la Formation et à l'Innovation Pédagogique) "Digital Classroom" research programme, in collaboration with Perrine Martin (coord.), Marie-Laure Barbier, Sophie Gebeil and Fabrice Barth.
2021 : Coordination of a survey on the "Marathon Presse" media and information education project, in collaboration with Bastien Stattner and Réseau Canopé
2018 : Participation in the PASS research programme "Sup'Science Projects and Workshops", in collaboration with Sylvia Girel (coord.)
2017 Participation in a survey of the "Open Bidouille Camp" in Aix-en-Provence, in collaboration with Sylvia Girel (coord.), Ariane Richard-Bossez and Nicolas Doduik
Masters theses
Master 2 thesis (2017-2018): Des savoirs et des écrans. Juvenile socialisation and differential literacy practices (Under the direction of Sylvia Girel and Philippe Vitale)
Master 1 thesis (2016-2017): Digital in education. Curricular integration, uses and appropriation (Under the direction of Sylvia Girel and Philippe Vitale)
Areas of research
Sociology of the digital (social change, social-digital inequalities, uses)
Sociology of education (curriculumknowledge, education/digital mediation)
Sociology of culture (audiences, practices, receptions)
Research-Action / Science-Society
Scientific coordinator, programme manager
2021-2022 Creation and co-hosting of the "Digital Rendezvous" seminar for theOMNSH
2019-2020 Co-organiser of the general seminar of the Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Sociologie, Aix-en-Provence
2019 Member of the organising committee for the Thirteen Minutes Young Researchers "16/12/19, Marseille
2019 Member of the scientific committee and the organising committee of the international conference LINSEC "Digital literacy through the prism of the sociology of education and culture", 13-14/06/19, Aix-en-Provence
2019 Member of the scientific committee and the organising committee for the half-day seminar "Cultures and territories: circulation of knowledge and receptive experiences", 26/04/19, Aix-en-Provence
2018 Co-host of the "Education and culture in the digital age" breakfasts at LAMES, Aix-en-Provence
List of publications on HAL
Article in a magazine
Matthieu Demory. Acting as a digital mediator: inclusion with regard to professional practices. Pratiques de formation/Analyses: Revue internationale de sciences humaines et sociales, 2025, ⟨10.4000/ress.581]⟩. ⟨halshs-05006168⟩
Matthieu Demory. Differentiated relationships to digital culture. From social-digital inequalities to ordinary experiences in digital mediation situations. SociologieS, 2024, ⟨10.4000/12ric⟩. ⟨halshs-04807409⟩
Matthieu Demory, Perrine Martin. Digital capital: a sociocritical approach to the relationship to digital culture among adolescents in France. Médiations et médiatisations - Revue internationale sur le numérique en éducation et communication, 2024, ⟨10.52358/mm.vi19.420⟩. ⟨halshs-04746460⟩
Matthieu Demory. Review of Dominique Boullier's book, "Propagations. A new paradigm for the social sciences", Armand Colin, 2023. Réseaux: communication, technologie, société, 2023. ⟨halshs-04370459⟩
Matthieu Demory. Review of the book by Sophie Jehel and Alexandra Saemmer (eds.), "Education critique aux médias et à l'information en contexte numérique", Presses de l'ENSSIB, 2021. OMNSH, 2022. ⟨halshs-03697645⟩
Matthieu Demory. Review of the book by Nicole Ramognino and Ariane Richard-Bossez (eds.) "La connaissance au cœur du social. Catégories élémentaires et activités éducatives", L'Harmattan, 2021. Esprit Critique: Revue Internationale de Sociologie et de Sciences sociales, 2021. ⟨halshs-03303948⟩
Eleni Demetriou, Matthieu Demory, Alice Pavie. Introduction - Reflexivity in and through research. Esprit Critique : Revue Internationale de Sociologie et de Sciences sociales, 2020, 30 (1), pp.5-12. ⟨halshs-03003622⟩
Matthieu Demory, Arthur Imbert. Sociologists put to the test of scientific mediation: from doubt to reflexivity. Esprit Critique : Revue Internationale de Sociologie et de Sciences sociales, 2020, 30 (1), pp.248-269. ⟨halshs-03001204⟩
Matthieu Demory. Review of the book by Gerhard Krauss and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay (eds.), "Tiers-lieux. Travailler et entreprendre sur les territoires : espaces de coworking, fablabs, hacklabs ...",. Lectures, 2020. ⟨halshs-02885167⟩
Matthieu Demory, Arthur Imbert. Sociologists put to the test of scientific mediation. From doubt to reflexivity. Esprit Critique : Revue Internationale de Sociologie et de Sciences sociales, 2020, 30 (1). ⟨hal-04349716⟩
Matthieu Demory, Sylvia Girel. Accessibility, use and appropriation of digital technologies. A limited democratization process, impenetrable mediations. Médiations et médiatisations - Revue internationale sur le numérique en éducation et communication, 2019. ⟨halshs-02371763⟩
Matthieu Demory. Review of Zeynep Tufekci's book "Twitter et les gaz lacrymogènes. Forces et fragilité de la contestation connectée", Caen, C&F Éditions, 2019. Readings, 2019. ⟨halshs-02358881⟩
Matthieu Demory, Nouran Gad. Migratory experiences and digital communications in the Mediterranean: on preserving social ties. Socio-anthropology, 2019. ⟨hal-02440498⟩
Presentation at a conference
Matthieu Demory. Digital mediation: from social-digital inequalities to the inclusive practices of its professionals. Axe 1 seminar "Socialisation, education and culture", Mesopolhis, Jan 2025, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-04896555⟩
Matthieu Demory. Data and territories: analysis of third places in Aix-Marseille. Data-SHS Week, Clément De Belsunce, Dec 2024, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨hal-04870920⟩
Matthieu Demory, Nathan Gomes-Fidalgo. Third places and territories: polarisation of discourses and antagonisms. Study day "Third places in the city", Observatoire des publics et des pratiques de la culture, Oct 2024, Aix-en -Provence, France. ⟨halshs-04746448⟩
Maria Elena Buslacchi, Matthieu Demory, Elisa Ullauri Lloré. Participation in enquiry: a cross-section of views on action research in the cultural landscape of Marseilles. Journée Jeunes Chercheurs, Particip'Arc, Jun 2024, Marseille, France. ⟨hal-04611404⟩
Matthieu Demory. The time given to digital arts. An investigation inspired by the seminal work of J.C. Passeron and E. Pedler. Data-SHS Week, Clément de Belsunce, Dec 2023, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨hal-04458334⟩
Matthieu Demory. Publics et réceptions différenciées des arts numériques : le cas de la biennale des imaginaires numériques. Culture en régime numérique - Questionner les pratiques, catégories et méthodes -, Dec 2023, Paris, France. ⟨halshs-04330126⟩
Matthieu Demory. Digital arts as experiences of socialisation to the challenges of digital culture? Socialisation, education and culture, Mesopolhis, Jun 2023, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-04115381⟩
Matthieu Demory. Becoming professionals in digital mediation: dispositions and positions. Socialisation, family, school, culture, Jun 2022, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-03692807⟩
Matthieu Demory. Acting as a digital mediator: structuring dimensions, bundle of tasks and pedagogical conventions. Le numérique au service des sciences humaines et sociales, May 2022, Paris, France. ⟨halshs-03664767⟩
Matthieu Demory. The "Black Hussars of the Digital Republic" faced with the dematerialisation of public services: from access to tools to access to rights. Usagers et usagères face à la dématérialisation des services publics, May 2021, Paris, France. ⟨halshs-03255172⟩
Matthieu Demory, Celia Lamblin. Digital inequalities" and the use of the internet in political mobilisation. Conferences & debates, Université Populaire Marseille Métropole, Mar 2021, Marseille, France. ⟨halshs-03157842⟩
Matthieu Demory. Transmitting to include: digital mediation and social inequalities. LAMES Doctoral Students' Day, Oct 2020, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-02970294⟩
Matthieu Demory. The challenges of digital mediation: logics of action in tension. Seminar "The challenges of inclusion in the Smart City", Oct 2019, Salon-de-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-02319242⟩
Matthieu Demory. Education and "e-Inclusion": Supranational Goals and Local Productions. From European Public Policies to Aix-Marseille's Projects. European Sociological Association Conference, Aug 2019, Manchester, United Kingdom. ⟨halshs-02271884⟩
Matthieu Demory. Digital literacy education: inclusive mediation issues. LINSEC - Littératie Numérique au prisme des Sociologies de l'Éducation et de la Culture, Jun 2019, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨hal-02157130⟩
Matthieu Demory. Paradoxical injunctions and resistances: of the (in)certain place of screens in education. Dossiers de l'écran: controversies, moral panics and the educational uses of screens, Jun 2019, Paris, France. ⟨halshs-02151249⟩
Matthieu Demory. Uses of digital tools and interfaces: from vulnerability to social inclusion. LAMES Doctoral Students' Day, May 2019, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-02119825⟩
Matthieu Demory. Enquiry in the Human and Social Sciences. Formation à l'enquête en SHS, Association Les Petits Débrouillards, Nov 2018, Marseille, France. ⟨hal-01948303⟩
Matthieu Demory, Sylvia Girel. Dissemination, uses and appropriation of digital technologies. RUNED - Usages du numérique en éducation : regards critiques, Mar 2018, Lyon, France. ⟨hal-01948208⟩
Science blog article
Matthieu Demory. Third places in Aix-Marseille: which audiences for which territories. 2025. ⟨hal-04869249⟩
Matthieu Demory. The cultural practices of students in France: what perspectives for a local survey? 2024. ⟨halshs-04385129⟩
Matthieu Demory. What is digital inclusion all about? 2023. ⟨halshs-04370380⟩
Matthieu Demory. What future for digital inclusion in France? 2023. ⟨halshs-04110757⟩
Matthieu Demory. Immersive digital arts: disconnecting or reconnecting with reality. 2023. ⟨halshs-04104461⟩
Matthieu Demory. Audiences and receptions of the digital arts: a survey of "Chroniques", the biennial exhibition of digital imagination. 2023. ⟨halshs-03937683⟩
Conference poster
Maria Elena Buslacchi, Matthieu Demory, Elisa Ullauri Lloré. Rethinking public participation in the light of the neighbourhood. Festival de Muséologie, May 2024, Paris, France. ⟨hal-04611415⟩
Matthieu Demory. Inequalities and digital mediation: from vulnerability to social inclusion. Journée scientifique de l'École Doctorale 355 "Espaces, Cultures, Sociétés", Jun 2019, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨hal-02159312⟩
Matthieu Demory, Elise Ho-Pun-Cheung. Between innovation and digital mediation: Aix-en-Provence's discourse on the "intelligent city". Cultures and territories: circulation of knowledge and receptive experiences, Apr 2019, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨halshs-02117769⟩
Matthieu Demory. Learning and teaching with digital technologies. Journée scientifique SFERE-Provence, Sep 2018, Aix-en-Provence, France. ⟨hal-01948220⟩
Thesis
Matthieu Demory. De la démocratisation de la culture numérique : les mondes de la médiation numérique au regard de l'inclusion sociale. Sociology. Aix-Marseille University, 2022. French. ⟨NNT: ⟩. ⟨tel-03894793⟩
Book chapter
Matthieu Demory. La médiation numérique : de la structuration d'un champ en tension entre enjeux sociaux et intérêts économiques. Digital reading and writing: new forms, new practices, 2022. ⟨halshs-03597717⟩
N°spécial de revue/special issue
Eleni Demetriou, Matthieu Demory, Alice Pavie, Camille Noûs. Reflexivity in and through research. Esprit Critique : Revue Internationale de Sociologie et de Sciences sociales, 30 (1), pp.473, 2020. ⟨halshs-03003991⟩
Pre-publication, Working paper
Sylvia Girel, Ariane Richard-Bossez, Matthieu Demory. Teaching technologies differently: from intentions to practices. The example of the Open Bidouille Camp in Aix-en-Provence. 2020. ⟨halshs-02506157⟩