Durkheim in the era of social networks
Can we look to the present by rereading the classics? It seems like an obvious question, yet it's very easy to fall into gross errors. So let's...
Keith Hopkins and the Sociology of the Roman Empire
Have you ever watched a historical film and wondered, "How did life really work back then?" Like, not just the...
Sociology of Memory: Authors and Theories
The sociology of memory is a fascinating and complex field of study, capable of intertwining theoretical reflections and empirical analysis. Starting from the assumption...
Bureaucratic rationality, or the conflict between bureaucracy and individual freedom
Modern rationality is an inherently ambiguous concept, and no thinker captured this better than Max Weber. In his seminal work, Economics...
Serge Gruzinski, do we still need (global) history?
After reading Serge Gruzinski's "Do We Still Need History? The Meaning of the Past in a Globalized World?", we can come to...
