In March 2026 Jeffrey Alexander visited Kenyon College and participated in a number of events. See our news item on those events. While there he was hosted by CCS Faculty Fellow Celso Villegas, who shared these fascinating videos with us.

Celso Villegas talks with Jeffrey C. Alexander, Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Yale University about growing up in Los Angeles, Jim Morrison, graduate school at Berkeley and a phone call from Robert Bellah, the UCLA “Culture Club,” cultural sociology, and his approach towards mentoring and teaching. 
 

On March 18, 2026, Kenyon College was honored to host Rita Felski, John Bryan Stewart Professor of English from the University of Virginia, and Jeffrey C. Alexander, Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor Emeritus of Sociology from Yale University. In this conversation, “Can Theory Save the World?” Felski and Alexander discuss the value of theorizing in a world prone towards criticism and reductionist thinking.