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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

kohlifoundation.eu

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Sep 5

My latest on Trumpian craziness/neo-fascism

LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · Sep 5

At 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

Trump gets even – Who says culture doesn’t matter? - LSE Inequalities

Donald Trump's political agenda centres around cultural influence & a deeply symbolic struggle for recognition. Who is central vs peripheral in America today?

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · May 9

'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

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Weatherhead Center for International Affairs @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social · Jun 6

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...

loom.ly

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Jul 27

I enjoyed this interview very much!! Thank you!!

Kohli Foundation for Sociology @kohli-sociology.bsky.social · Jul 17

🎙️ 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...

For Sociology

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · May 7

Next Monday in Glasgow!

Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · May 6

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

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · May 3

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...

journals.sagepub.com

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Apr 21

Out today in Salon: The art of resistance: Trump’s attack on humanities triggers a blowback movement
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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

www.salon.com

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Apr 21

Looking forward to this event today!

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · Apr 17

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

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Apr 1

Looking forward!

LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · Apr 1

🌎 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

Global dignity and seeing others: political and environmental recognition compared

6.30pm Tues 1 Apr | Michèle Lamont | Free public event at LSE

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thank you, Yuchen!! It was so nice to meet you!!

Dr Yuchen Yang @dr-yang.bsky.social · Mar 17

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!

Prof. Michèle Lamont delivering a lecture at the University of Birmingham

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Mar 2

So looking forward to this event w/ Gary Younge!! Thank you for the invitation!

Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · Feb 28

📣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

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Mar 2

Please send nominations by March 5th!

Lauren Valentino @sociologylauren.bsky.social · Feb 24

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-...

Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 5, 2025
Contact: Michèle Lamont, Chair

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher who has made a number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see previous winners of the award for reference here.

Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2025 Distinguished Career Award Nomination, by March 5, 2025 to the Committee Members:

Michèle Lamont: mlamont@wjh.harvard.edu
Lauren Valentino: lauren.valentino@unc.edu
Paul Joosse: pjoosse@hku.hk

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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · Jan 27

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.

www.npr.org

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Jan 27

In case you missed our public event at @DeBalie last Wednesday

De Balie @debalie.bsky.social · Jan 22

Watch the full program here debalie.nl/programma/th...

The Appeal of the Radical Right

In most democratic elections this year, radical right-wing movements have gained momentum across the globe, capturing the votes of working-class and minority communities. What has attracted voters to ...

debalie.nl

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Jan 23

At DeBalie in Amsterdam yesterday evening w/ Elisabeth Becker Topkara and Nissim mizrachi discussing the appeal of the radical right in theUS, Europe, & Israel.

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Jan 14

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 · Jan 13

Join 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

Seeing Others in These Times with Michele Lamont

A conversation with Michele Lamont about her new book, Seeing Others, and the opportunities of recognition in these divided times.

www.eventbrite.com

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Michele Lamont @mlamont.bsky.social · Jan 12

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...

simonandschuster.com

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