Orlando Patterson writes in the Wall Street Journal that despite great progress across two centuries, exclusion and injustice remain the reality for too many black Americans. Read more about The Long Reach of Racism in the U.S.

Why America can’t escape its racist roots

June 5, 2020

Orlando Patterson, the John Cowles Professor of Sociology, talks about the killing of George Floyd in Gazette interview. He also discussed the bright side and dark side of America... Read more about Why America can’t escape its racist roots

2020 Mar 27

Catherine Turco: TBA

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 1550

History, Culture, and Society Workshop presentation by Catherine Turco, MIT, Sloan.

2020 Mar 06

Vivek Chibber: Consent, Coercion and Resignation -- the sources of stability in capitalism

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 1550

History, Culture, and Society Workshop presentation by Vivek Chibber, NYU.

2020 Feb 21

Patrick Heller: The Age of Reaction: Retrenchment Populism in India and Brazil

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 1550

History, Culture, and Society Workshop presentation by Patrick Heller, Brown University.

2020 Feb 07

Kathleen Thelen: TBA

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Room 1550

History, Culture, and Society Workshop presentation by Kathleen Thelen, MIT. Read more about Kathleen Thelen: TBA

Theory and Society issue devoted to the work of Orlando Patterson

January 7, 2020

The entire current issue of Theory and Society, Vol. 48, #6, is devoted to a consideration of Orlando Patterson's work on slavery and historical Sociology. It is edited by Fiona Greenland and George Steinmetz.... Read more about Theory and Society issue devoted to the work of Orlando Patterson

Read Bart Bonikowski's analysis with Daniel Ziblatt on the rise of the radical right in the Washington Post Monkey Cage series

December 3, 2019

Mainstream conservative parties paved the way for far-right nationalism Read more about Read Bart Bonikowski's analysis with Daniel Ziblatt on the rise of the radical right in the Washington Post Monkey Cage series

Legality and the West Bank Settlements

November 25, 2019

Yael Berda's insightful analysis of legality and the West Bank settlements appears in the Washington Post,... Read more about Legality and the West Bank Settlements

The Confounding Island

December 10, 2019

Orlando Patterson's new book, The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament, has received favorable notice and lively discussion,... Read more about The Confounding Island

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Angèle Christin: Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms

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Sarah Brayne: Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing

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Xueguang Zhou: Fragmented Authoritarianism revisited: China's Governance through the Lens of Personnel Flow

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Benjamin Shestakofsky: Venture Capitalism: Startups, Technology, and the Future of Work

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Juliet Schor: Rethinking the Gig Economy

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The Long Reach of Racism in the U.S.

Why America can’t escape its racist roots

Catherine Turco: TBA

Location:

Vivek Chibber: Consent, Coercion and Resignation -- the sources of stability in capitalism

Location:

Patrick Heller: The Age of Reaction: Retrenchment Populism in India and Brazil

Location:

Kathleen Thelen: TBA

Location:

Theory and Society issue devoted to the work of Orlando Patterson

Read Bart Bonikowski's analysis with Daniel Ziblatt on the rise of the radical right in the Washington Post Monkey Cage series

Legality and the West Bank Settlements

The Confounding Island

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