PhD ~ The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ~ 2020 “Importing Memory: Using Other Nations’ Collective Memory in Political Speeches”
Tracy Adams is a cultural and political sociologist that uses Memory Studies to explore the intersection of memory, conflict, culture and politics. She currently works as Senior Director, Research & Insights at the Advertising Research Foundation (The ARF), the standard-bearer for unbiased quality in research on advertising, media and marketing.
Adams completed her PhD in Sociology and Anthropology in 2020. Her research examines how meaning is constructed through interactive processes of negotiation. Her work has been published in high-ranking academic journals such as The American Journal of Cultural Sociology, Memory Studies, The British Journal of Sociology, Political Communication and Media, Culture and Society. Her first book Collective Memory as Currency: The Dominance of the Past in the Present was recently published (De Guyter). Adams has taught courses in the area of sociology, organization studies, and collective memory studies and is the recipient of numerous awards, research scholarships, fellowships and grants.