Charles Lemert

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Charles Lemert (born 1937) is an American born social theorist and sociologist. [1] He has written extensively on social theory, globalization and culture. He has contributed to many key debates in social thought, authoring dozens of books including his text Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life, 5th edition (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). [2] From 1982 to 2010, he taught at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his family.

Contents

Lemert is distinguished as a theorist in the US, most notably for introducing French theory to American sociology. [3] His first book Sociology and the Twilight of Man: Homocentrism and Discourse in Sociological Theory (Southern Illinois University Press, 1979) drew from theoretical contributions of the likes of Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida in order to critique humanism in sociological theory. Lemert is also known for his instructional texts: Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings (Westview Press, 2004) and Thinking the Unthinkable: The Riddles of Classical Social Theories (Paradigm Publishers, 2007).

He maintains a column called Slow Thoughts for Fast Times for the online journal Fast Capitalism and edits the Great Barrington Books series for Paradigm Publishers and New Social Formations series for Rowman & Littlefield.

Career

Education

Lemert received his PhD from Harvard University in 1972 after completing work at Andover Newton Theological School and Miami University in Ohio. [4] While a graduate student in the Harvard Department of Social Relations, Lemert studied with Talcott Parsons and Robert Bellah. His dissertation advisor was the theologian Harvey Cox. [5] At the time he completed his dissertation he was a fellow of the Center for Urban Studies (a joint center with MIT and Harvard). He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England in 2004. [6]

Positions

Lemert is John C. Andrus Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University, where he taught from 1982-2010. Currently, he is Senior Fellow of the Center for Comparative Research at Yale University [7] and he teaches at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis.

In 2014, he was appointed the inaugural Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at the University of South Australia, where he contributes to the Hawke Research Institute. [8] He has delivered numerous public lectures and masterclasses at the Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia's flagship research institute in the social sciences, humanities and creative arts. [9] [10] Some of his lectures have appeared on programs broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). [11]

Previously, he was Professor of Sociology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale from 1977-1981. He has also held several visiting scholarships at various institutions, including Centre de Sociologie Européenne: Education et Culture, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Centre d'Etudes Sociologiques, Trinity College (Connecticut), Columbia University, and MIT. He is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He is currently Pastoral Associate for the Homeless, Trinity Church on the Green, an Associate in Community Relations and Board Member, at Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, a Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at The Hawke Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, and Senior Research Scholar, Sociology, Yale University.

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References

  1. ↑ Chaffee, D & Han, S (2009). Introduction: Lemert's Social Theory. In Chaffee, D & Han, S (eds) The Race of Time: The Charles Lemert Reader Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, pp. xi-xxxii. ISBN   978-1-59451-646-7
  2. ↑ Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life, 5th Edition. Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Chaffee, D & Han, S (2009). Introduction: Lemert's Social Theory. In Chaffee, D & Han, S (eds) The Race of Time: The Charles Lemert Reader Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, pp. xi-xxxii. ISBN   978-1-59451-646-7
  4. ↑ Lemert, C (2009). Intellectual Memoir: The Race of Time and the Lives of the Dead. In Chaffee, D & Han, S (eds) The Race of Time: The Charles Lemert Reader Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, pp. 209-225. ISBN   978-1-59451-646-7
  5. ↑ Chaffee, Daniel; Han, Samuel (2015-11-17). Race of Time: A Charles Lemert Reader. Routledge. ISBN   9781317253266.
  6. ↑ "Honorary graduates 2003-2004". University of the West of England. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Professor Charles Lemert". University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Professor Charles Lemert". University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Globalisation – is it steady evolution or social Formula One?". University of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "World Under Siege: In Conversation with Professor Charles Lemert". University of South Australia Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "World under siege". ABC. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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