#Sociology has a pain "problem." We use concepts like (collective or cultural)#trauma draw allusions to pain, but do not ground them in the fundamental experience of rejection, exclusion, isolation, etc. This paper does this while theorizing SOCIAL trauma. When we understand the science behind social pain, or the neg. affectual response to rejection and exclusion, we can collapse the distinctions btw cultural and collective trauma.
Consequently, we can conceptualize a more generic process by which groups or classes of ppl exp social pain. It can become a part of their collective identity, collective memory even. Most imp, by using neuroscience, we can draw strong claims about the cognitive and behavioral consequences collectivized social trauma produces, as well as the pathological outcomes for mental health
Dear #sociology community: I was foolhardy enough to announce an MA seminar on "Social #transformation" for the summer semester. We start with the idea that every change has to go through a complex society, so there are no automatisms. I'm not without any plan, but I would be interested to know what reading you would recommend - thanks!
Via another channel yesterday came more references from @immersender#organization / #fieldtheory :
SAFs (Fligstein & McAdam); reflexive innovation (Windeler); issue fields (Hoffman).
And as an evergreen: Eisenstadt.
Reconsidering foundational relationships between #ethnography and #ethnomethodology and #conversation analysis – an introduction (by Eisenmann, Meier zu Verl, Kreplak & Dennis)
From Hobbes to Bauman, a dive into the liquefied society and the 'interregnum' of anomie. Could a fluid state be a solution? Further insights will follow in another article.
@sociology#sociology How would one go about compiling a list of sociologists worldwideacross the planet who have died in the last two years? Thinking about memorials to our fallen comrades.
Tomorrow, I will play around with the notion of stand-ins, a project that might become my habilitation and a book. But I still feel it's a risky bet. Well, let's see. 👇
> I will draw on multi-sited ethnographic research to explore what it means to stay in limbo or move forward to becoming more or less relevant in global economies, amid energy transitions.
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Image of a brick wall with rusty metal railings (in front of a green area) with red spray-painted text: "DON T PANIC"
I am sitting on an empty British train. At the other end of the same carriage 10 young lads have got on. Each is carrying a full box of beer and seemingly making animal noises and grunting and swearing loudly. Nothing unusual for Britain. What can we say about this in sociological terms?
@philipncohen
We were aware of the problem from the very beginning of our research project (the proper way to transform wealth is long discussion), however Jascha came up with this solution strategy along the way. @jascha_draeger@nrmllr@sociology@asociologist
I need to seriously reduce my time looking at screens, my eyes are virtually hurting.
What are your favourite podcasts? A bit nerdy, informative, deep dives, tech, ecology, queerfeminist discussions, Asia-Pacific.
I'm thinking in the lines of Cultures of Energy, @mel_hogan Data Fix, @parismarx Tech won't Safe Us, @emergencemagazine, Wohlstand für Alle, You're Wrong About, ... but also some format I do not have on my radar. @sts@academicchatter
My new article Researching Lay Perceptions of Inequality through Images of Society: Compliance, Inversion and Subversion of Power Hierarchies is now out in Sociology https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385231194867
The article explores #inequality and #class through the lens of affective, imaginative, moral, symbolic and sensual dimensions in the example of Russian society.
It develops an arts-based method ‘drawing of society’, applied to a multi-sited ethnography.
A community-based study on the social roots of #youth#suicide and some sociological suggestions for #suicideprevention and #mentalhealth promotion. It is a one-of-a-kind. The book works to illuminate how this community struggled, what it did right, and what lessons we might learn for other communities struggling.
What a pleasure to speak with @FranciscaOrtiz for the 'Knitting Networks' podcast and chat about my research into spatial and social networks.
The podcast provides amazing features of scholars investigating social networks and is a joy to listen to - so many fantastic colleagues talking about their work!