John Mohr Dissertation Improvement Grant About the Grant The John Mohr Dissertation Improvement Grant of $1000 will go to 1 racially or ethnically under-represented graduate student at a public institution studying any topic.  The recipient must be a member of the Sociology of Culture section.  This grant recognizes that scholars of color, especially graduate students, have been historically, systematically disadvantaged in academia and uses a … Continue reading Special Announcements

by Manning Zhang (Brandeis University) On Jan. 27, 2022, the Culture Section of American Sociological Association held the first event of this year’s Culture and Contemporary Life Series. Yan Long (University of California, Berkeley) moderated the discussion. Ellen Berrey (University of Toronto), Marcus Anthony Hunter (University of California, Los Angeles), Mario L. Small (Columbia University) and Derron Wallace (Brandeis University) participated as panelists. The event … Continue reading Reports: “Revisiting Cultural Methods to Address Racism”

Manning Zhang (Brandeis University) interviews Bin Xu (Emory University) about his academic life. Could you tell us a bit about yourself, your research, your future plans, and any other perspectives you want to share with us? Sure. I am currently an associate professor at Emory, and I graduated from Northwestern University in 2011. I am interested in cultural sociology but most of the time I … Continue reading Four Questions for Bin Xu

Bo Yun Park (University of California, Berkeley) interviews Angèle Christin (Stanford University) about her book, Metrics at Work Tell us a little about yourself, your research, and any info on your future career plans you’d like to share.  These days I usually define myself as an ethnographer of work and technology, mostly because I spend a lot of time with computer scientists and engineers in … Continue reading Four Questions for Angèle Christin