Northern Illinois University
Civil and Uncivil Places: The Moral Geography of College Republicans
Required Reading:
Kidder, Jeffrey ~ Civil and Uncivil Places: The Moral Geography of College Republicans
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Sabancı University, Istanbul
Staging a Coup: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Power in Turkey’s July 15 Coup Attempt
Required Reading:
Altınordu, Ateş ~ Staging a Coup: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Power in Turkey’s July 15 Coup Attempt
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University of East London, UK with Helen Kim, University of East London, UK
Unresolved Empire: Art, Identity and the Meaning of Britain’s Imperial Past
Required 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. |
Rutgers University
The Sweet Smell of … : Embodied Cognition, Cultural Context, and Olfactory Meaning-making
Required 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
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Yale University, CCS Junior Fellow
Europe’s Untouchables? Caste, Pollution and Purity in European Mosques
Required Reading:
Becker, Elisabeth ~ Europe’s Untouchables? Caste, Pollution and Purity in European Mosques
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Latin 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 States
Required Reading:
Romero Gallardo, Michelle Vyoleta ~ The Solidarities of the Umma Muslims as Audiences of Other Muslims in Mexico and the United States
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Doctoral 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 Pakistan
Required Reading:
Khan, Muhammad Yasir Ali ~ Performing the ‘Sectarian’ in Cultural Context: An Analysis of Oral Sectarian Traditions in Pakistan
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University of California, San Diego. CCS Faculty Fellow
From Practices to Ideas: Hume and Hegel’s Hidden Abode of Production
Required Reading:
Biernacki, Richard ~ From Practices to Ideas: Hume and Hegel’s Hidden Abode of Production
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Bayreuth University, Germany. CCS Post-Doctoral Fellow
Social Milieus in urban Kenya; an approach to studying “middle classes” in Africa by cultural analysis
Required Reading:
Stoll, Florian ~ Social Milieus in urban Kenya; an approach to studying “middle classes” in Africa by cultural analysis
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Warwick University, UK. CCS Faculty Fellow
The Decision Point: military command in the 21st century
Required Reading:
King, Anthony ~ The Decision Point Author’s Statement
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Yale University. CCS Junior Fellow
Does Decriminalization Mean Destigmatization? Law Reform, Sex Work, and Stigma in New Zealand
Required Reading:
Hayward, Dana ~ Does Decriminalization Mean Destigmatization? Law Reform, Sex Work, and Stigma in New Zealand
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State 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. Trump
Required Reading:
Sheinheit, Ian ~ Against Political Correctness: Political Gaffes, Performing Authenticity and the Narrative Construction of the Political Outsider in the Case of Donald J. Trump
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Lund University, Sweden. CCS Faculty Fellow
Emplacing graffiti: Subcultural spatiality and authenticity work
Required Reading:
Hannerz, Erik ~ Emplacing graffiti: Subcultural spatiality and authenticity work
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Yale University. CCS Junior Fellow
The Secret Life of “The Consumer”: The Production and Consumption of Consumer Research in Advertising Agencies
Required Reading:
Cohen, Andrew ~ The Secret Life of “The Consumer”: The Production and Consumption of Consumer Research in Advertising Agencies
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. CCS Faculty Fellow
Globalization in Action: Templates, Tensions and Strategies of Action in Kenyan Technology Entrepreneurship
Required Reading:
Weber, Klaus, (with Tim Weiss) ~ Globalization in Action: Templates, Tensions and Strategies of Action in Kenyan Technology Entrepreneurship
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Cornell 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?
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Masaryk University. CCS Visiting Fellow
The spectre of the queue: remembering the totalitarian past in the Czech Republic
Required Reading:
Pospěch, Pavel ~ The spectre of the queue: remembering the totalitarian past in the Czech Republic
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Kenyon College. CCS Visiting Fellow
A Cultural Approach to Governability Crises in the Developing World: Civil Sphere Theory, Plebiscitarianism and the Limits to Democratic Deepening
Required Reading:
Villegas, Celso ~ A Cultural Approach to Governability Crises in the Developing World: Civil Sphere Theory, Plebiscitarianism and the Limits to Democratic Deepening
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Centre 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’ practice
Required Reading:
Johannessen, Lars ~ Narratives and gatekeeping: Making sense of triage nurses’ practice
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Rutgers University. CCS Visiting Faculty Fellow
Public Relations as Cultural Discipline: The Transformation of American Environmentalism, 1913–1992
Required Reading:
Aronczyk, Melissa ~ Public Relations as Cultural Discipline: The Transformation of American Environmentalism, 1913–1992
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Yale 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”
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Linnaeus 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 Order
Required 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
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Tulane University
Enduring Specificity: Continuing Motivations of the Consumption and Communication of News and Their Modern Manifestations
Required Reading:
Ostertag, Stephen ~ Enduring Specificity: Continuing Motivations of the Consumption and Communication of News and Their Modern Manifestations
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