Michele Lamont
@mlamont.bsky.social
Harvard social scientist, author of #SeeingOthers #GettingRespect #DignityofWorkingMen and more. Curious mind, mother, friend, mentor, professor, sociologist www.michelelamont.org
I love this collaboration!
Linus Westheuser@lwestheuser.bsky.social · 5mo agoExcited to present ongoing work with Koen Damhuis, @mlamont.bsky.social and @stephanieternullo.bsky.social at the @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social tonight. We map the cultural dynamics underpinning core trends in contemporary working class politics. Get in touch if you want to talk about these themes.
Merci pour cet interview, Sylvain! Bon échange
Sylvain Bourmeau@sylvainbourmeau.bsky.social · 8mo agoLe dimanche matin c’est bien aussi pour écouter La Suite dans les Idées en streaming ou en podcast sur @franceculture.fr — Qu’est-ce que l’intégrité scientifique? avec Michel Dubois @ejsmdubois.bsky.social Catherine Guaspare et Michèle L’amont @mlamont.bsky.social www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Kyle Green@kylethegreen.bsky.social · 8mo agoCheck out @gokceyurdakul.bsky.social's excellent review of @mlamont.bsky.social's Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World & @ruha9.bsky.social's Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want in the newest issue of @contexts.org - journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Some of you may enjoy this podcast where I discuss my student years in Paris, the development of cultural sociology, and much more. I am grateful to the Kohli foundation for the opportunity to reminisce on my unusual trajectory!
for Sociology: Michèle Lamont – Kohli Foundation
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My latest on Trumpian craziness/neo-fascism
LSE Inequalities@lseinequalities.bsky.social · 11mo agoAt the heart of Trump's political agenda is an obsession with the influence of cultural institutions on American identity, writes @mlamont.bsky.social. Which groups should be valued in American society – and which should be maintained at the periphery and subordinated? 🔗 buff.ly/aEXTcOI
'Seeing Others for what?' by @mlamont.bsky.social New from #Identities, as part of our symposium on #SeeingOthers: doi.org/10.1080/1070... Join our upcoming event with Prof Lamont at @uofgarc.bsky.social on 12th May: www.eventbrite.co.uk... @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Since the 1970s, economic inequality has risen worldwide. In this comprehensive review, @mlamont.bsky.social ky.social, Vikram Patel and colleagues connect economic disparities and mental health, at both the population and individual levels and suggest interventions. loom.ly/dj9pvPY
Economic Inequality and Mental Health: Causality, Mechanisms, and Interventions | Annual Reviews
Almost all countries in the world have witnessed a rapid increase in levels of economic inequality, a measure of the distribution of income and wealth across the population, since the advent of neolib...
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I enjoyed this interview very much!! Thank you!!
Kohli Foundation for Sociology@kohli-sociology.bsky.social · last yr.🎙️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🎙️ This time, our host Kevin Caners is joined by Michèle Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social, the 2024 Kohli Prize Laureate and one of the most influential sociologists of our time. Listen to Michèle Lamont reflecting on her intellectual journey via: pod.link/1786456001/e...
Next Monday in Glasgow!
Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power@identitiesjournal.bsky.social · last yr.Join us for our next event with @uofgarc.bsky.social ARC Conversations: 'Global Dignity and Seeing Others' with Prof Michèle Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social 12 May, 4-5.30pm Register to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk... @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
This looks like essential reading from @mlamont.bsky.social & colleagues on how recognition works (& doesn’t) in US creative industries journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Lights, Camera, Activism: Recognition Strategies in Hollywood and Comedy - Nicole R. Letourneau, Derek J. Robey, Michèle Lamont, 2025
Against the background of the #MeToo movement and the national reckoning with American racism, we assess how professionals in two fields of cultural entertainme...
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Out today in Salon: The art of resistance: Trump’s attack on humanities triggers a blowback movement -- The rise of resistance to Trump takes root in rural America By Michèle Lamont - Daniel B. Cornfield www.salon.com/2025/04/21/t...
The art of resistance: Trump’s attack on humanities triggers a blowback movement
The rise of resistance to Trump takes root in rural America
salon.com
Join us for our next event with @uofgarc.bsky.social ARC Conversations: 'Global Dignity and Seeing Others' with Prof Michèle Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social 12 May, 4-5.30pm Register to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk... @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Looking forward!
LSE Sociology@lsesociology.bsky.social · last yr.🌎 Join us tonight at 6:30pm for "Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared". Hear from @mlamont.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social on how global communities seek recognition 📍 In person or online #LSESociology #LSEEvents
Thank you, Yuchen!! It was so nice to meet you!!
Dr Yuchen Yang@dr-yang.bsky.social · last yr.Prof. Michèle Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social came to the University of Birmingham @birminghamschool.bsky.social today and gave a great talk on "The Global Challenge to Seeing Others" for our Birmingham Sociology Network Annual Lecture!
So looking forward to this event w/ Gary Younge!! Thank you for the invitation!
Creative Manchester@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · last yr.📣IN TWO MONTHS join us & American Studies for an event w/ @harvard.edu & @leverhulme.bsky.social Visiting Prof @mlamont.bsky.social & Gary Younge on politics & cultural change in the US/UK w/ a focus on class, race & Trump's presidency. 📅29 April, 3pm 📍 @alliancembs.bsky.social 🔗 ow.ly/Vij650UU0kM
Please send nominations by March 5th!
Lauren Valentino@sociologylauren.bsky.social · last yr.Along with @mlamont.bsky.social @pjoosse.bsky.social, I am on the Distinguished Career Award committee for the ASA Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity section. Please send nominations our way! Due March 5. More information here: www.asanet.org/communities-...
The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt. The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has cancelled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
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At DeBalie in Amsterdam yesterday evening w/ Elisabeth Becker Topkara and Nissim mizrachi discussing the appeal of the radical right in theUS, Europe, & Israel.
I am so looking forward to this conversation with the AMSS section of the ASA following the 2024 career award! @asanews.bsky.social
Shai M. Dromi@dromishai.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity section for a conversation w/ Michèle Lamont about her book Seeing Others: How Recognition Works, and How it Can Heal our Divided World- Jan 17, 11am EST Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/seeing-oth... @mlamont.bsky.social
On Jan 7 the PAPERBACK of Seeing Others came out w/ UNDERGRAD TEACHING GUIDE (link below). Simon and Schuster sends a free copy (pdf or hard copy) if you consider it for your course The book is partly about Gen Z and it certainly speaks to them!! simonandschuster.com/books/Seeing...
Seeing Others
“A thoughtful recipe for building social justice” (Kirkus Reviews) from acclaimed Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont that makes the case for reexam...
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