Gender, Religion, and Nationalism in Global PerspectiveFebruary 11, 2025By Rachel Rinaldo The February episode of the Culture and Contemporary Life Talk Series, hosted by the Culture Section of the American Sociological Association, kicked off the 2025 series by bringing together renowned scholars to discuss the intersections of gender, religion, and nationalism. Australian sociologist Raewyn Connell, along with political scientist Nandini Deo (Lehigh University) and Saskia Schaefer … Continue reading Reports on the Culture and Contemporary Life Series

Reports Compiled by Manning Zhang Panel: “Culture in Organizations and Markets” Organized by Anna Woźny (Princeton University and University of Tokyo) The study of culture in organizations and markets has become a vibrant area of sociological inquiry in recent years. This panel showcased five examples of cutting-edge work in this heterogenous field with papers chosen to reflect its breadth, different theoretical and methodological approaches, as … Continue reading Event Reports – 2024 ASA Annual Meeting

We are well under way with the fourth annual ASA Culture Section Mentor Program. The best way I can think of to summarize the program so far is this: consistent, but a little down. Before I elaborate on that summary, though, I’ll quickly recap the structure of the program. The program is following the same structure as it has in previous years, with multiple mentees … Continue reading Report on the Culture Section Mentoring Program – Marshall A. Taylor

Manning ZhangPhD CandidateDepartment of Sociology and Social PolicyBrandeis University On April 17, 2023, the Culture Section of the American Sociological Association held a live discussion themed “Theodicy and the Problem of Meaning,” as the third event of this year’s Culture and Contemporary Life Series. Miray Philips (University of Minnesota) moderated the discussion. Zeina Al Azmeh (Selwyn College and University of Cambridge), Christina Simko (Williams College), … Continue reading CCL Event Report: Theodicy and the Problem of Meaning – Manning Zhang

Moderator Ana Velitchkova, University of Mississippi Panelists Olga Shevchenko, Williams College; Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University Xiaohong Xu, University of Michigan On March 1, 2023, the Culture Section of the American Sociological Association held a live discussion themed “Belligerent Nationalism in Big Power Politics,” as the second event of this year’s Culture and Contemporary Life Series. Ana Velitchkova (University of Mississippi) moderated the discussion. Olga Shevchenko … Continue reading CCL Event Report: Belligerent Nationalism