Here’s a not-so-secret: over the years there have been discussions about what, if any, is the point of a newsletter these days. The question can be asked too generally to be useful—as in, “what is the points of newsletters at all these days” —or too specific to be comfortable, as in “what is the point of this newsletter these days.” Yet the real heavy lifting … Continue reading Letter from the Chair
Dear colleagues in the culture section, The ASA Meetings are fast approaching, so it is time to look ahead to the conference and to look back on the section activities of the past academic year. Just because I am looking forward to it, I begin with an invitation to the section’s reception at the conference, which will be a joint reception with the Theory Section … Continue reading Letter from the Chair
It has been a real honor and privilege to serve as Chair of the Sociology of Culture Section. One of the greatest pleasures has been seeing the commitment and generosity with which so many people dedicated their time and efforts to serve on our multiple committees. We all have many pressures on our time, and it would be all too easy to prioritize many of … Continue reading Letter from the Chair – Vanina Leschziner
Hello Culture Section members! I have the great honor and pleasure to begin this Letter from the Chair by announcing this year’s Sociology of Culture Section Election winners and the Section Awards winners. I will also briefly report on the activities of the Culture Section since our March 2023 Newsletter. Our hard-working Newsletter Committee and Editors have put together another fantastic Newsletter, and I hope … Continue reading Letter from the Chair – Vanina Leschziner
Hello to all Culture Section members! I hope you have all had a good start to the new year, and that your new academic term is moving along smoothly. To those living in the Northern Hemisphere, the countdown towards the end of the winter is on and we can look forward to longer and brighter days. All Culture Section committees have been hard at work, … Continue reading Letter from the Chair – Vanina Leschziner
Hello to all Culture Section members. We are now at the end of a semester that has found us returning to regular face-to-face interactions with students, colleagues, and friends in our academic worlds. I feel very fortunate to be chairing the Section during these more “normal” times, and planning ASA meetings in person, after the three Past Chairs have dealt with the worst of the … Continue reading Letter from the Chair, Winter 2022
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