264 - Section on Sociology of Culture Paper Session. Can Cultural Sociology Be An Interscience?

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

Two of the most important papers in cultural theory written by sociologists in the last two decades have appeared in the Annual Review: Paul DiMaggio's (1997) "Culture and Cognition" and Orlando Patterson's (2014) "Making Sense of Culture." In contrast to their most comparable predecessor (Swidler 1986) which stayed largely within the confines of disciplinary Sociology, both of the these papers made somewhat bold statements that an effective Cultural Science could only be prosecuted in a largely transdisciplinary way, incorporating insights from history, social psychology, communication, anthropology, and cognitive science. Yet, it is unclear the extent to which this call has been heeded in the modal work of cultural sociologists. In this star studded panel we will invite a range of scholars to address the issue of the extent to which (or even the ultimate feasibility and desirability) cultural sociology can become a transdisciplinary "interscience." Scholars are encouraged to critically engage with the formulations developed in DiMaggio and Patterson's papers, possibly coming with ways in which their proposals and formulations can inform contemporary work. Paul and Orlando may be in attendance to shoot down these proposals.

Sub Unit

• Section on Sociology of Culture / Can Cultural Sociology Be An Interscience?

Session Organizer

• Omar A. Lizardo, University of Notre Dame

Presider

• Omar A. Lizardo, University of Notre Dame

Individual Presentations

• A Cognition-Based Approach to Understanding the Dynamic Processes of Cultural Transmission, Stability, and Change - M.B. Fallin Hunzaker, Duke University

• In Defense of Weber - Corey M. Abramson, University of Arizona

• Is Cultural Content Sociologically Meaningful? A Distributive-probabilistic Approach for the Study of Culture - Amir Goldberg, Stanford University

• The Two Cultures of Culture: Stuart Hall’s missing legacy from American cultural sociology - Ben Carrington, University of Texas-Austin

• Theorizing Social Order from Belief Heterogeneity, Uncertainty, and Change - Kimberly Brooke Rogers, Dartmouth College

• Turf Wars or Truly Understanding Culture? Moving Beyond Isolation and Importation to Genuine Cross-disciplinary Engagement - Andrew Miles, University of Toronto Mississauga

Discussants

• Orlando Patterson, Harvard University

• Karin D. Knorr Cetina, University of Chicago