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The CCS Workshop is held in the 2nd floor seminar room at 210 Prospect Street from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, followed by lunch.
Workshop 9/11: Jeffrey KidderNorthern Illinois University Civil and Uncivil Places: The Moral Geography of College RepublicansRequired Reading: Kidder, Jeffrey ~ Civil and Uncivil Places: The Moral Geography of College Republicans |
Workshop 9/16: Ateş AltınorduSabancı University, Istanbul Staging a Coup: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Power in Turkey’s July 15 Coup AttemptRequired Reading: Altınordu, Ateş ~ Staging a Coup: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Power in Turkey’s July 15 Coup Attempt |
Workshop 9/23: Eric Taylor WoodsUniversity of East London, UK with Helen Kim, University of East London, UK Unresolved Empire: Art, Identity and the Meaning of Britain’s Imperial PastRequired Reading: Woods, Eric Taylor and Helen Kim ~ Unresolved Empire: Art, Identity and the Meaning of Britain’s Imperial Past In this paper, we undertake a cultural sociology of Tate Britain’s recent exhibit, Artist and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past. In contrast to conventional studies of museums, which tend to focus on either the curators or visitors, we incorporate multiple perspectives by drawing on ethnographic interviews with curators and visitors, published reviews, and a close reading of the exhibition itself. Our analysis uncovers a set of troubling findings regarding the status of British national identity and the significance of its imperial past, whose urgent implications reach far beyond the walls of the museum. In sum, we find that empire is an unresolved and deeply emotional issue in Britain today, rife with tensions simmering under the surface, which we analogise as a cultural trauma. To conclude, we discuss how the exhibitions of this kind might better provide a locus for reconciliation and resolution. |
Workshop 9/30: Karen CeruloRutgers University The Sweet Smell of … : Embodied Cognition, Cultural Context, and Olfactory Meaning-makingRequired Reading: Cerulo, Karen ~ The Sweet Smell of … : Embodied Cognition, Cultural Context, and Olfactory Meaning-making How are smells invested with social meaning? This study uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine the question. I merge cultural sociology theories on meaning-making with cognitive science theories on embodied cognition—specifically, those addressing embodied simulation. Combining these two perspectives in the context of smell moves us beyond viewing the brain as the sole engine of thought, and helps us better understand how individuals—simultaneously situated in bodies and cultural contexts—objectify sentient experiences. Moreover, we can begin to identify specific sociocultural factors that impact olfactory meaning-making and document the sociocultural similarities and differences that unite and differentiate those involved in somatic work. (In this study, self-identified race and the racialization of the other proved especially relevant.) Such findings could provide a useful baseline for exploring not just olfaction, but the sociocultural dimensions of broader cognitive processes. Supplemental Reading: Cerulo, Karen ~ Olfactory Codes Cerulo, Karen ~ The Embodied Mind: Building on Wacquant’s Carnal Sociology |
Workshop 10/7: Elisabeth BeckerYale University, CCS Junior Fellow Europe’s Untouchables? Caste, Pollution and Purity in European MosquesRequired Reading: Becker, Elisabeth ~ Europe’s Untouchables? Caste, Pollution and Purity in European Mosques |
Workshop 10/14: Michelle Vyoleta Romero GallardoLatin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso) Mexico, CCS Visiting Graduate Student The Solidarities of the Umma Muslims as Audiences of Other Muslims in Mexico and the United StatesRequired Reading: Romero Gallardo, Michelle Vyoleta ~ The Solidarities of the Umma Muslims as Audiences of Other Muslims in Mexico and the United States |
Workshop 10/28: Muhammad Yasir Ali KhanDoctoral Research Fellow at Chair for Islamic History & Muslim Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Erfurt Performing the ‘Sectarian’ in Cultural Context: An Analysis of Oral Sectarian Traditions in PakistanRequired Reading: Khan, Muhammad Yasir Ali ~ Performing the ‘Sectarian’ in Cultural Context: An Analysis of Oral Sectarian Traditions in Pakistan |
Workshop 11/4: Richard BiernackiUniversity of California, San Diego. CCS Faculty Fellow From Practices to Ideas: Hume and Hegel’s Hidden Abode of ProductionRequired Reading: Biernacki, Richard ~ From Practices to Ideas: Hume and Hegel’s Hidden Abode of Production |
Workshop 11/11: Florian StollBayreuth University, Germany. CCS Post-Doctoral Fellow Social Milieus in urban Kenya; an approach to studying “middle classes” in Africa by cultural analysisRequired Reading: Stoll, Florian ~ Social Milieus in urban Kenya; an approach to studying “middle classes” in Africa by cultural analysis |
Workshop 12/02: Anthony KingWarwick University, UK. CCS Faculty Fellow The Decision Point: military command in the 21st centuryRequired Reading: King, Anthony ~ The Decision Point Author’s Statement |
Workshop 12/09: Dana HaywardYale University. CCS Junior Fellow Does Decriminalization Mean Destigmatization? Law Reform, Sex Work, and Stigma in New ZealandRequired Reading: Hayward, Dana ~ Does Decriminalization Mean Destigmatization? Law Reform, Sex Work, and Stigma in New Zealand |
Workshop 12/16: Ian SheinheitState University of New York at Albany. CCS Predoctoral Fellow Against Political Correctness: Political Gaffes, Performing Authenticity and the Narrative Construction of the Political Outsider in the Case of Donald J. TrumpRequired Reading: |
Workshop 1/20: Erik HannerzLund University, Sweden. CCS Faculty Fellow Emplacing graffiti: Subcultural spatiality and authenticity workRequired Reading: Hannerz, Erik ~ Emplacing graffiti: Subcultural spatiality and authenticity work |
Workshop 1/27: Andrew CohenYale University. CCS Junior Fellow The Secret Life of “The Consumer”: The Production and Consumption of Consumer Research in Advertising AgenciesRequired Reading: Cohen, Andrew ~ The Secret Life of “The Consumer”: The Production and Consumption of Consumer Research in Advertising Agencies |
Workshop 2/3: Klaus WeberKellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. CCS Faculty Fellow Globalization in Action: Templates, Tensions and Strategies of Action in Kenyan Technology EntrepreneurshipRequired Reading: Weber, Klaus, (with Tim Weiss) ~ Globalization in Action: Templates, Tensions and Strategies of Action in Kenyan Technology Entrepreneurship |
Workshop 2/10: Mabel BerezinCornell University. CCS Faculty Fellow On the Construction Sites of History: Where Did Donald Trump Come From?Required Reading: Berezin, Mabel ~ On the Construction Sites of History: Where Did Donald Trump Come From? |
Workshop 2/17: Pavel PospěchMasaryk University. CCS Visiting Fellow The spectre of the queue: remembering the totalitarian past in the Czech RepublicRequired Reading: Pospěch, Pavel ~ The spectre of the queue: remembering the totalitarian past in the Czech Republic |
Workshop 2/24: Celso VillegasKenyon College. CCS Visiting Fellow A Cultural Approach to Governability Crises in the Developing World: Civil Sphere Theory, Plebiscitarianism and the Limits to Democratic DeepeningRequired Reading: Villegas, Celso ~ A Cultural Approach to Governability Crises in the Developing World: Civil Sphere Theory, Plebiscitarianism and the Limits to Democratic Deepening |
Workshop 3/3: Lars E.F. JohannessenCentre for the Study of Professions, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway. CCS Visiting Graduate Student Narratives and gatekeeping: Making sense of triage nurses’ practiceRequired Reading: Johannessen, Lars ~ Narratives and gatekeeping: Making sense of triage nurses’ practice |
Workshop 3/10: Melissa AronczykRutgers University. CCS Visiting Faculty Fellow Public Relations as Cultural Discipline: The Transformation of American Environmentalism, 1913–1992Required Reading: Aronczyk, Melissa ~ Public Relations as Cultural Discipline: The Transformation of American Environmentalism, 1913–1992 |
Workshop 4/7: Isabel JijónYale University. CCS Junior Fellow The priceless child talks back: Or, why working children in Bolivia and Ecuador defend their “right to work”Required Reading: Jijón, Isabel ~ The priceless child talks back: Or, why working children in Bolivia and Ecuador defend their “right to work” |
Workshop 4/14: Anna LundLinnaeus University. CCS Visiting Faculty Fellow “I am Turkish, but at the same time, I am also Swedish somehow”: Multiple Belonging, Cultural Sociology, and the Racial OrderRequired Reading: Lund, Anna & Voyer, Andrea ~ “I am Turkish, but at the same time, I am also Swedish somehow”: Multiple Belonging, Cultural Sociology, and the Racial Order |
Workshop 4/21: Stephen OstertagTulane University Enduring Specificity: Continuing Motivations of the Consumption and Communication of News and Their Modern ManifestationsRequired Reading: Ostertag, Stephen ~ Enduring Specificity: Continuing Motivations of the Consumption and Communication of News and Their Modern Manifestations |