The Dialectic of Digital Culture Published

The Dialectic of Digital CultureWhile The Dialectic of Digital Culture was supposed to be published in mid-September, the team at Lexington Press is incredibly efficient and released the book early!

Jennifer Miller and I spent the weekend in New York City attending the American Sociological Association Annual Conference. When we arrived, our fabulous editor Courtney Morales had her copy in print. Then we started receiving emails and texts from contributors that in fact the book arrived. Of course, since we were away from home, we didn’t receive our copies until Wednesday.

The book would not have been possible without the support of the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Department of English, and the Center for Theory. We’re also grateful for all of our wonderful contributors.

The books look great and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Thank you to Courtney, Shelby Russell, and the rest of the team at Lexington Books. Order your copy now. Continue reading “The Dialectic of Digital Culture Published”

The Dialectic of Digital Culture Published

NAFTA and Brexit – A Special Issue of Fast Capitalism

cover_issue_16.1We are happy to announce the publication of Issue 16.1, “NAFTA and Brexit: Reconsidering the Global Forces of Populism and Free Trade,” the first issue of Fast Capitalism to be produced on our new website. This a special issue of Fast Capitalism on NAFTA and Brexit. Contributors explore the global forces propelling right-wing populism across the world. We hope that this issue can contribute to the discussion of both policies–both of which are actively changing. If you are a policy maker or journalist, I encourage you to reach out to the authors. Continue reading “NAFTA and Brexit – A Special Issue of Fast Capitalism”

NAFTA and Brexit – A Special Issue of Fast Capitalism

Fast Capitalism 4.1 Archive now available

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Articles

Audrey Sprenger
D.E. Wittkower
Alf Rehn
Jeremy Hunsinger
Gloria Jacobs
Diane Harriford, Becky Thompson
Rebecca Jane Bennett
Elisabeth Chaves
Cynthia Haynes
Mike Kent
Christian Garland
James J. Brown, Jr.
Mark P. Worrell
John W. White
Carl Boggs
Robert J. Antonio

Slow Thoughts for Fast Times

Charles Lemert
Jackson Katz, Douglas Kellner
Becky Thompson
Fast Capitalism 4.1 Archive now available

Introduction to Popular Culture has one of the “8 Awesome Electives”

The Center for Theory‘s flagship class (Introduction to Popular Culture – SOCI 1310) made the 8 Awesome Electives to Take This Fall list on UTA’s Social Blog. This class is a core curriculum class that fulfills the Language, Philosophy & Culture requirement at UTA. We’re offering it online this Fall and Summer.

This course goes well with a brand new class in Sociology: Social Theory through Popular Culture (SOCI 3373). Students in this course will be reading social theory and then watching/listening/playing movies, shows, albums, songs, and video games that directly address the theories read (including Black Panther, Black Mirror, Parks & Recreation to name a few). Sign-up for one or both courses!

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Introduction to Popular Culture has one of the “8 Awesome Electives”

Fast Capitalism 2.1 now available on the new website

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Fast Capitalism 2.1

Fast Capitalism 2.1 now available on the new website

Social Theory Through Popular Culture

The Sociology program at the University of Texas at Arlington will offer a new theory course this Fall (2019) entitled “Social Theory Through Popular Culture.” The course is open to all UTA students. Sociology students can take this in lieu of Sociological Theory (but students can take both theory classes, too!). The idea is to read original theorists (from Marx to Judith Butler) and interpret them through films, TV, music and video games (from Star Wars to Grand Theft Auto V). This is an exciting opportunity for students to understand the everyday world around us. Contact Dr. David Arditi for more information.Fall 2019 Flyer - 3373

Social Theory Through Popular Culture