David R. Inglis

David Robert Inglis is a contemporary sociologist and academic.

Education and career

Inglis earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Cambridge and then went on to complete his Master's and PhD in sociology at the University of York. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He has been a sociology professor at the University of Helsinki since 2017. He was previously a sociology professor at the University of Exeter and the University of Aberdeen. ^[2]

He was a founding editor of the journal Cultural Sociology , and headed the Finnish Sociological Association, the Westermarck Society, from 2020 through 2022. ^{[1] [4]}

Books

Inglis is the author or coauthor of books including:

• A Sociological History of Excretory Experience: Defecatory Manners and Toiletry Technologies (Edwin Mellen Press, 2001)
• Culture and Everyday Life (Routledge, 2005) ^[5]
• The Uses of Sport: A Critical Study (with John Hughson and Marcus Free, Routledge, 2005) ^[6]
• An Invitation to Social Theory (with Christopher Thorpe, Polity Press, 2012) ^[7]

His edited volumes include:

• The Sociology of Art: Ways of Seeing (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) ^[8]
• The Globalization of Food (Berg, 2009), ^[9]
• The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology (SAGE, 2016)
• The Routledge International Handbook to Veils and Veiling Practices (Routledge, 2018). ^[10]
• Drinks in Vogue: Exploring the Changing Worlds of Fashions and Beverages (Routledge, 2023)

References

1. Inglis, David (September 15, 2022). "What's Up with Cultural Sociology? From Bourdieu and the Mainstream to 'Productive Weirdness'". British Sociological Association (Interview). Interviewed by Christopher Thorpe. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
2. "David Inglis". University of Helsinki. Retrieved Aug 7, 2023.
3. Inglis, David (1998). Scatological investigations : excreta and excretion in modernity (phd thesis). University of York.
4. "Historia". Westermarck Society. July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. Reviews of Culture and Everyday Life:
   • Neil O'Boyle, Irish Journal of Sociology, doi : 10.1177/079160350601500211
   • "Book notes", European Journal of Communication, doi : 10.1177/0267323106021001
6. Review of The Uses of Sport: John Matthew Barlow, Sport History Review, doi : 10.1123/shr.38.1.73
7. Review of An Invitation to Social Theory: Vedad Muharemović, Sophos, EBSCOhost   95277024 (in Croatian)
8. Review of The Sociology of Art: Bogusław Sułkowski, Przeglad Socjologiczny, (in Polish)
9. Reviews of The Globalization of Food:
   • Trina Filan, Food & Foodways, doi : 10.1080/07409710.2013.821304
   • Mustafa Koc, The Canadian Journal of Sociology, JSTOR   canajsocicahican.37.2.213
   • Lynne Phillips, Annual Review of Anthropology, JSTOR   25762949
10. Review of The Routledge International Handbook to Veils and Veiling Practices: Mari Toivanen, Youth and Globalization, doi : 10.1163/25895745-00201004