Shai M. Dromi
@dromishai.bsky.social
Author of "Above the Fray:The RC & the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector"&"Moral Minefields:How Sociologists Debate Good Science" (U Chicago Press). Harvard sociologist.
A full room in the last session on the last day of the conference! Excellent presentations on our “The Role of Culture, Instituitons, and Power in Moral Action” session at the ASA Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section.
August 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A full room in the last session on the last day of the conference! Excellent presentations on our “The Role of Culture, Instituitons, and Power in Moral Action” session at the ASA Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section.
Excited to get our first altruism morality and social solidarity section session going this morning - Recentering Solidarity in a World of Division! #asa2025
August 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Excited to get our first altruism morality and social solidarity section session going this morning - Recentering Solidarity in a World of Division! #asa2025
Comparative historical sociology pre-conference kicks off with a discussion of Remaking Modernity at 20!
August 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Comparative historical sociology pre-conference kicks off with a discussion of Remaking Modernity at 20!
Excited to read this - congratulations @mstambolis.bsky.social !
July 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Excited to read this - congratulations @mstambolis.bsky.social !
The full program is up for the Comparative Historical Sociology mini-conference Third Wave, Fourth Wave, Critical Turn?
If you are planning to attend please RSVP at this registration link: Tinyurl.com/CHS25Reg
If you are planning to attend please RSVP at this registration link: Tinyurl.com/CHS25Reg
July 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The full program is up for the Comparative Historical Sociology mini-conference Third Wave, Fourth Wave, Critical Turn?
If you are planning to attend please RSVP at this registration link: Tinyurl.com/CHS25Reg
If you are planning to attend please RSVP at this registration link: Tinyurl.com/CHS25Reg
I was honored to contribute to an issue of the Swiss magazine
NZZ Geschichte about Henry Dunant, one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross. I’m very grateful for the magazine’s translation of my thoughts to German!
NZZ Geschichte about Henry Dunant, one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross. I’m very grateful for the magazine’s translation of my thoughts to German!
February 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I was honored to contribute to an issue of the Swiss magazine
NZZ Geschichte about Henry Dunant, one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross. I’m very grateful for the magazine’s translation of my thoughts to German!
NZZ Geschichte about Henry Dunant, one of the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross. I’m very grateful for the magazine’s translation of my thoughts to German!
Quite the day to be receiving this book in the mail
January 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Quite the day to be receiving this book in the mail
I reviewed Tom DeGloma’s timely and important book Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities for Contemporary Sociology! I know we’re not supposed to judge books by their covers… but this beautiful cover really does speak to the brilliance inside. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I reviewed Tom DeGloma’s timely and important book Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities for Contemporary Sociology! I know we’re not supposed to judge books by their covers… but this beautiful cover really does speak to the brilliance inside. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Celebrating “The Paradox of Freedom”, David Scott’s interviews with Orlando Patterson about his life and his extraordinary intellectual career.
November 20, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Celebrating “The Paradox of Freedom”, David Scott’s interviews with Orlando Patterson about his life and his extraordinary intellectual career.
"From Gods to Satire" seminar met with curator Elizabeth Rudy to discuss new directions in AfAm art-We observed Kerry James Marshall's work and visited "It's Time" exhibition by LaToya M. Hobbs. Students connected observations to Banks' work on art & the Black upper-middle class.
April 9, 2024 at 10:34 PM
"From Gods to Satire" seminar met with curator Elizabeth Rudy to discuss new directions in AfAm art-We observed Kerry James Marshall's work and visited "It's Time" exhibition by LaToya M. Hobbs. Students connected observations to Banks' work on art & the Black upper-middle class.
Our seminar explored how 18th/19th century prints by Rowlandson, Heartfield, and Cruikshank used humor and satire to critique religious and political figures. We analyzed works from the Harvard Art Museums that subverted power through laughter while delivering biting social commentary.
April 2, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Our seminar explored how 18th/19th century prints by Rowlandson, Heartfield, and Cruikshank used humor and satire to critique religious and political figures. We analyzed works from the Harvard Art Museums that subverted power through laughter while delivering biting social commentary.
Our "From Gods to Satire" seminar visited the Cooper Gallery for African & African American Art this week for the "Day One DNA" exhibition exploring the origins and impact of hip hop culture through the archives of Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam. Fascinating discussion of music, identity and resistance.
March 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Our "From Gods to Satire" seminar visited the Cooper Gallery for African & African American Art this week for the "Day One DNA" exhibition exploring the origins and impact of hip hop culture through the archives of Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam. Fascinating discussion of music, identity and resistance.
Our "From Gods to Satire" seminar met Camran Mani and Hannah Gadway from Harvard Art Museums to discuss cultural ownership and contestations in art. Drew on ideas of "distributed sovereignty" to understand complicated relationships between artworks and the state.
March 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Our "From Gods to Satire" seminar met Camran Mani and Hannah Gadway from Harvard Art Museums to discuss cultural ownership and contestations in art. Drew on ideas of "distributed sovereignty" to understand complicated relationships between artworks and the state.
Sam Stabler and I have an interview about our book Moral Minefields on @faculti.bsky.social ! Available here: faculti.net/moral-minefi...
March 4, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Sam Stabler and I have an interview about our book Moral Minefields on @faculti.bsky.social ! Available here: faculti.net/moral-minefi...
“From Gods to Satire” seminar explored how German artists Vostell, Bergemann, and Wüst grappled with post-WW2 memory through their works. Connected to analyses of how art shapes collective memory of trauma+discussed creative processes of remembrance from our reading of Wagner-Pacifici and Schwartz.
February 28, 2024 at 12:15 AM
“From Gods to Satire” seminar explored how German artists Vostell, Bergemann, and Wüst grappled with post-WW2 memory through their works. Connected to analyses of how art shapes collective memory of trauma+discussed creative processes of remembrance from our reading of Wagner-Pacifici and Schwartz.
"From Gods to Satire" wk 5:we explored how art depicts the relationship between dying for one's nation and belonging. Works by Winslow Homer, Kent & others from the @harvartmuseums shed light on portrayals of death and the national myths/controversies they consolidate or provoke.
February 21, 2024 at 1:01 AM
"From Gods to Satire" wk 5:we explored how art depicts the relationship between dying for one's nation and belonging. Works by Winslow Homer, Kent & others from the @harvartmuseums shed light on portrayals of death and the national myths/controversies they consolidate or provoke.
There’s an interesting elections webinar series at the ASA Political Sociology Section! Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/election-ser...
February 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
There’s an interesting elections webinar series at the ASA Political Sociology Section! Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/election-ser...
Seminar discussion analyzing depictions of civil religion in works like Vibert's "Apotheosis of Louis-Adolphe Thiers." Also examined pieces incorporating references to citizenship, republicanism and origins. Interesting to see varying representations of societal beliefs over time.
February 7, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Seminar discussion analyzing depictions of civil religion in works like Vibert's "Apotheosis of Louis-Adolphe Thiers." Also examined pieces incorporating references to citizenship, republicanism and origins. Interesting to see varying representations of societal beliefs over time.
This week in seminar we applied Durkheim's sociology of religion to portraits of Emperors Trajan and Macrinus, a relief of Queen Arsinoe II, and David's Napoleon to explore how art establishes and maintains political power across history. Fascinating discussion!
January 30, 2024 at 11:54 PM
This week in seminar we applied Durkheim's sociology of religion to portraits of Emperors Trajan and Macrinus, a relief of Queen Arsinoe II, and David's Napoleon to explore how art establishes and maintains political power across history. Fascinating discussion!
CfP for Social Science History’s 50th anniversary issue!
200-word abstracts are due by April 2nd, 2024, and a final paper must be ready for review by January 15, 2025. Abstracts should be sent to socialsciencehistory@ssha.org.
200-word abstracts are due by April 2nd, 2024, and a final paper must be ready for review by January 15, 2025. Abstracts should be sent to socialsciencehistory@ssha.org.
January 30, 2024 at 4:58 PM
CfP for Social Science History’s 50th anniversary issue!
200-word abstracts are due by April 2nd, 2024, and a final paper must be ready for review by January 15, 2025. Abstracts should be sent to socialsciencehistory@ssha.org.
200-word abstracts are due by April 2nd, 2024, and a final paper must be ready for review by January 15, 2025. Abstracts should be sent to socialsciencehistory@ssha.org.
From Gods to Satire” seminar - wk 1: read Genevieve Zubrzycki on the national sensorium + Quebec, & looked at two idealized representations of America - Powers’ “America” and Bierstadt’s Lander’s Peak. We had a great discussion of the intersections of art and national identity.
January 23, 2024 at 10:46 PM
From Gods to Satire” seminar - wk 1: read Genevieve Zubrzycki on the national sensorium + Quebec, & looked at two idealized representations of America - Powers’ “America” and Bierstadt’s Lander’s Peak. We had a great discussion of the intersections of art and national identity.
Looking forward to reading it this weekend
January 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Looking forward to reading it this weekend