Sociology 304: Culture and Social Analysis Workshop
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The Culture and Social Analysis (CSA) Workshop is a forum where sociologists and others who study culture from a sociological perspective discuss their work and reflect on the field as a whole. The workshop meets on average nine times a semester. The interest in studying culture sociologically – which is to say systematically, with careful attention to questions of measurement and to culture’s causal role in a variety of social outcomes – has been growing dramatically within the discipline, and Harvard has emerged as a leading center for cultural sociology. It is a vital site for graduate student training, providing budding cultural sociologists with an opportunity to discuss their works in progress, have informal interactions with leading figures in the field, and think through basic paradigmatic and methodological issues with one another and departmental faculty. It also helps graduate students develop intellectual connections across departments and institutions and facilitates interdisciplinary conversations.
In recent years Lamont has taught undergraduate courses on “Successful Societies: Markers and Pathways,” "Culture, Power, and Inequality," "Racism and Anti-Racism in Comparative Perspective," and "Knowledge Production and Evaluation." At the graduate level, she taught "Qualitative Data Analysis," "Classical Sociological Theory," and "Culture and Inequality." Since 2004, she has co-organized the Culture and Social Analysis Workshop in the Department of Sociology, where faculty, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students and visitors come together to share their work in progress. Since 2005, she has also been the co-organizer of the Study Group on Exclusion and Inclusion at the Center for European Studies.
An active mentor of post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students, Lamont advises research on a wide range of topics. She received the 2010 Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award, given by the Harvard Graduate Students Council. For a list of current and past graduate students and post-docs, click here. She was also one of eight Harvard faculty across all schools to be recognized as "master mentor" by the Office of the Senior Adviser for Faculty Development and Diversity in 2010.