Vortrag von Prof. Michèle Lamont (Professor of Sociology and African and African American Studies, Harvard University) im Institutskolloquium Soziologie

Michèle Lamont will discuss her book  “Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Heal a Divided World” and ongoing collaborative research on whether and how American and British young workers in the “two Manchesters” are searching for recognition through politics; how indigenous people in Canada and Micronesia are seeking recognition through environmental justice and jobs; and the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain.  

Michèle Lamont is a cultural sociologist who studies morality, group boundaries, and inequality. She has tackled topics such as dignity, respect, stigma, racism, and how we evaluate social worth across societies in Money, Morals and Manners, The Dignity of Working Men, How Professors Think, Getting Respect: Responding to Stigma and Discrimination in the US, Brazil and Israel (coauthored), and Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World (Penguin/Simon & Schuster 2023). She is at work on a book tentatively titled “Recognition Globally.” The recipient of various awards (most recently, the 2024 Kohli Prize for Sociology), she has served as President of the American Sociological Association and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the British Academy, and the Royal Society of Canada.

For a sneak peek on her research, you can watch her TED Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/michele_lamont_how_to_heal_a_divided_world 

Zoom: https://uni-bamberg.zoom-x.de/j/64909179723 (Password: Uj6H#z)