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Seeing Others: Redefining Worth in a Divided World - Professor Michele Lamont's Public Lecture

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Dates:9 May 2023
Times:17:00 - 19:00
What is it:Lecture
Organiser:Faculty of Humanities
How much:Free
Who is it for:University staff, External researchers, Adults, Age Friendly, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16
Speaker:Professor Michele Lamont
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Join us for a fascinating evening with visiting Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies Michèle Lamont from the University of Harvard who will be reflecting on her most recent book ‘Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World’.

Growing inequality and the decline of the American dream are marked by a mental health crisis across all social classes in the United States. Harvard Professor, Michèle Lamont, will consider what alternative hopes are taking shape based on interviews with 80 Gen Zs and 185 agents of change who are producing new narratives in entertainment, comedy, advocacy, art, impact investing, and other fields of activity. They are offering alternatives to neoliberal scripts of self by producing narratives that emphasize inclusion, authenticity, and sustainability. They contribute to social movements that aim to extend recognition to the largest numbers, even in a context where political backlashes are multiplying. These transformations point to how to broaden cultural citizenship, not only in the United States but in other societies.

You can book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seeing-others-redefining-worth-in-a-divided-world-tickets-615619914737

Michèle Lamont is a Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies at Harvard University. After studying with Pierre Bourdieu and others in Paris in the early eighties, Lamont emerged as a pioneer in cultural and comparative sociology, helping to define these fields as we know them today.

Professor Lamont studies boundaries and inequalities, she has tackled topics such as dignity, respect, stigma, racism, class and racial boundaries, and how we evaluate social worth across societies. She received many prestigious prizes for her innovative research including the C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems for The Dignity of Working Men, the 2014 Guttenberg Award, the 2017 Erasmus Prize, and honorary doctorates from six countries. She served as President of the American Sociological Association in 2016 and was a Carnegie Fellow in 2021-2022. She co-chaired the advisory board to the 2022 United Nations Human Development Report, “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a World in Transformation.”

The lecture and discussion will be followed by a drinks reception.

Tickets are free, but booking is essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seeing-others-redefining-worth-in-a-divided-world-tickets-615619914737.

Price: Free

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Professor Michele Lamont

Role: Professor of Sociology and African and African American Studies

Organisation: University of Harvard

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