3266 - Bringing Cultural Sociology to the Public Workshop

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Discussions of 'cultural divides' in Trump's America are gaining more traction in the media and in the public sphere, presenting an opportunity and need for cultural sociologists to effectively communicate their sociological perspective beyond the academy. Cultural sociologists are uniquely poised to weigh in on a variety of conversations relating to current events, wherein culture can be otherwise treated as a divisive force or used in caricatured explanations of social difference. Communicating to a broad public accessible, yet nuanced, explanations of how culture operates is a critical skill for cultural sociologists. This panel aims to prepare cultural sociologists, especially young scholars, to do so and to more generally increase sociology's visibility in public discourse. Both these goals are in line with ASA's mission to enhance public sociology.

Sub Unit

• Section on Sociology of Culture

Session Organizers

• Gemma Mangione, Columbia University Teachers College

• Ande Reisman, University of Washington

Presider

• Gemma Mangione, Columbia University Teachers College

Panelists

• Ellen Berrey, University of Toronto

• Jessi Streib, Duke University

• Daniel Hirschman, Brown University

• Greggor Mattson, Oberlin College