Michèle Lamont will briefly introduce her book  “Seeing Others” and will mostly discuss her ongoing work in progress: 1) a collaborative comparative research on whether and how American and British young workers in the “two Manchesters” are searching for recognition through politics; 2) how indigenous people in Canada and Micronesia are seeking recognition through environmental justice and jobs; and the challenge of seeking recognition where it is impossible to obtain.  

About the speaker:

Michèle Lamont is a cultural sociologist who studies morality, group boundaries, and inequality. She has tackled topics such as dignity, respect, stigma, racism, and how we evaluate social worth across societies in Money, Morals and Manners, The Dignity of Working Men, How Professors Think, Getting Respect: Responding to Stigma and Discrimination in the US, Brazil and Israel (coauthored), and Seeing Others: How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World.  She is at work on a book tentatively titled “Recognition Globally.” The recipient of various awards, she has served as President of the American Sociological Association and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the British Academy, and the Royal Society of Canada.

Departmental Seminar: GLOBAL DIGNITY AND “SEEING OTHERS”: POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND WORK-BASED RECOGNITION COMPARED

Date: 12 February 2025

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Venue: CJT-9.29

Speaker: Prof. Michèle Lamont

Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=98309