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Anne Taylor, PhD

@annetaylor.bsky.social

Writer. Theorist. Sociology Professor @MtHolyoke. https://annetaylor.substack.com/ I write about meaning making and belonging in culture, religion, travel, media, sport.

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Damon Mayrl@mayrl.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sociologists: I am teaching our capstone course this fall, which focuses on sociological scholarship published in 2025 or 2026. What recent pubs (books or articles) have you read that you thought were particularly good, and would also be engaging for undergrads? All suggestions welcome--thank you!

Shai M. Dromi@dromishai.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thursday, May 14 • 12 PM - 1 PM EDT - Join us in the Culture and Contemporary Life Series to explore the role of political culture in democratic and authoritarian states! "Culture of Democracy and Authoritarianism" Signup link in first comment.

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So happy to hear my friend Yagmur Karakaya has a new publication out (and so timely, too): "The Global Rise of Populist Nostalgia: Lessons from Collective Memory" Here's the link: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Global Rise of Populist Nostalgia: Lessons From Collective Memory

Propelled by issues of migration, globalization, and postcoloniality, the field of collective memory experienced a transnational and cosmopolitan turn in the first decade of the 21st Century. A broad...

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Looking for alternatives to Mills for my Intro class, and am going to try a short essay from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass called "The Gift of Strawberries." In talking about the gift economy vs. property economy, she sketches the two-way relationship between humans and society!

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Wait… in my lifetime, they tore down the old Mile High stadium and built a new one… and now we need a newer new one?

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 7mo ago

The Denver Broncos announced their new stadium will be privately financed, but across the 5 major sports leagues, only 20% of facilities are actually privately owned. A scholar of sports finance explains what "private" really means (it often uses tax dollars): buff.ly/aYmUe5s

Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

An excellent article on resisting AI in schools: “It took software developers in an METR study who used AI tools 19 percent more time to do their work. Nevertheless, because they expected to save time, they believed their work had been sped up by 20 percent.” (Via @allisonpugh.bsky.social)

Anne Lutz Fernandez@lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Rethinking Schools published my article about pushing back on some of the arguments made by those seeking to rush AI tools into schools.

Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · 7mo ago

@tisawenger.bsky.social's new book "Spirits of Empire: How Settler Colonialism Made American Religion" is out in March! It argues that American religion was shaped from the start by the governing imperatives of US empire. Pre-order and ask your library to purchase! uncpress.org/978146969362...

Spirits of Empire

The Declaration of Independence depicted Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages, and from its founding the United States aimed to expand westward by seizin...

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

Just realized it's the first year since '22 that I won't be setting off in April for field work in Europe. Feeling so so grateful that Yale and the Macmillan Center sponsored my research. Studying the ways people imagine nationalism, citizenry, and religion thru tourism is more important than ever!

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

Interesting story on Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado. His political performances capture the sacrality of both left and right audiences (e.g. gets AOC's praise, stands up to Biden, and is a former soldier with a Bronze Star). www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...

Opinion | The Democratic Party’s New Recruiter Has a Theory

The Democrats’ best chance to constrain President Trump is retaking control of the House in 2026. Here’s how they might do it.

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm being reminded today that friendship is such a tonic amidst all the chaos. One friend wrote me to ask if I'd read their book draft. Another wrote me asking if they could read my thesis. In a world where everything that is meaningful can be discredited as cringey, embrace 👏 your 👏 friends.

Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

New article from Yağmur Karakaya on how the AKP uses the Hagia Sofia in its populist strategy and "leverages the monument's history to create a sense of yearning among the Turkish people while positioning itself as the sole entity able to fulfill this yearning." Check it out! doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Gifting of Hagia Sophia: icon’s role in extractive sacralization - American Journal of Cultural Sociology

This paper examines the sacralization of politics in authoritarian populisms through a case study of the conversion of Hagia Sophia, a fifteen-century-old monument from the Byzantine era into a mosque...

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Anne Taylor, PhD@annetaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

Considering the current chaos, it's worth reflecting on one of the most sacred ideals of a democratic society - truth-telling - and how we relate to it. Check out this great article from @jgotzsche.bsky.social in @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social on the topic journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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