Sociology of Culture Professionalization Panel

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (60 minute)

Description

Amid renewed calls for scholarship that reaches beyond the university, cultural sociologists are increasingly exploring how community-engaged research can deepen our understanding of meaning-making, cultural production, and everyday life. This panel examines the practical and ethical dimensions of this shift, exploring how scholars can collaborate meaningfully with communities while navigating the pressures of academic life. From writing op-eds and partnering with grassroots organizations and media initiatives to managing the ethical considerations of involving participants at various stages of research, we will discuss how to balance the time and resource demands of engagement with teaching, publishing, and other professional obligations. Panelists will share strategies for sustaining collaborations that enrich both our scholarship and the communities with whom we work.

Sub Unit

• Sociology of Culture Section / Sociology of Culture Professionalization Panel

Presiders

• Manning Zhang, Brandeis University

• Miguel Chavez, Northwestern University

Panelists

• Miriam Greenberg, University of California-Santa Cruz

• Doug Hartmann, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Jan C. Lin, Occidental College

• Vaughn Schmutz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Organizers

• Michaela DeSoucey, North Carolina State University

• Manning Zhang, Brandeis University

• Miguel Chavez, Northwestern University