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ASA 2021, Newsletter

Culture Section Mentorship Program: Reflections and Future Prospects

By Amy Zhang (George Mason University) and Dustin Kiskaddon (UC Davis) At its best, the section’s mentorship program invites junior sociologists backstage. They can learn what Howard Becker might call “tricks of the trade” as they develop ideas and gain insight into the institutional reproduction of the sociology of culture and cultural sociology. We–Amy Zhang (ABD George Mason) and Dustin Kiskaddon (ABD UC Davis)–thrived as … Continue reading Culture Section Mentorship Program: Reflections and Future Prospects

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ASA 2021, Interview, Newsletter

Four Questions for Lindsay DePalma

AJ Young (The Institute for Study Abroad) interviews Lindsay DePalma (UC San Diego) on“The Passion Paradigm”, 2020 winner of the Culture Section Richard A. Peterson Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper and new article out in Sociological Forum. Tell us a little about yourself, your research, and any info on your future career plans you’d like to share.  In June of 2020 I defended my dissertation … Continue reading Four Questions for Lindsay DePalma

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ASA 2021, Newsletter

Race and Sociology of Art

By Fiona Greenland (University of Virginia) and Patricia Banks (Mount Holyoke College) The art world is replete with the same forces of anti-Black racism that permeate society as a whole: pay inequality in the arts sector, lack of representation in U.S. art galleries, and few Black people or people of color appointed to positions of power in museums. To give adequate scholarly attention to these … Continue reading Race and Sociology of Art

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ASA 2021, Letter from Chair, Newsletter

Letter from Chair, Winter 2021

I hope the turn of the New Year rejuvenated you! After hearing Amanda Gorman recite her poem “The Hill We Climb” at Biden’s Inauguration–and watching a season of Ted Lasso–I’m feeling optimistic, energized, and eager to tackle the challenges we have before us. If 2021 is the year things start getting better, I want to be part of making things better. As Gorman writes:  “Every … Continue reading Letter from Chair, Winter 2021

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Annoucement, Newsletter

Call for Contributions: Culture Section Newsletter

Calling all members! The editors of the Culture Section Newsletter invite you to submit content for inclusion in future issues. We especially welcome proposals for essays, articles, forums, and book reviews. Proposals for newsletter content may be submitted at any time, and we are happy to talk with you about your ideas! Please email your contributions and thoughts to asaculturenews@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing … Continue reading Call for Contributions: Culture Section Newsletter

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Newsletter, Uncategorized

“A Dialogue with Alvaro Santana-Acuña on Ascent to Glory, Imagination, and Global Consecration”

Jun Fang and Alvaro Santana-Acuña Jun Fang (Northwestern University) interviews Alvaro Santana-Acuña (Whitman College) on Ascent to Glory: How One Hundred Years of Solitude Was Written and Became a Global Classic (ColumbiaUniversity Press, 2020) Jun Fang: Congratulations! How does it feel to publish your book during a pandemic? Alvaro Santana-Acuña: Thank you. Publishing a book in the middle of a global pandemic is truly an … Continue reading “A Dialogue with Alvaro Santana-Acuña on Ascent to Glory, Imagination, and Global Consecration”

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